That is certainly my personal experience in most companies I've worked for. The good managers are the exception. IT is a sad consequence of managers always having to be paid more than their staff. If you want that pay rise, you have to stop doing what you are good at, and become a manager.
Instead why not pay people well for doing their job well, and not worry about your subordinates getting more money than you for a job you could not do as well as they do? Oh, but that would upset the feudal hierarchy that is capitalism's goal.
I'll get my coat - mine's the one with the Red Star on the lapel.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
