I’ve worked in “real-world” jobs before and in my experience there’s not much of a correlation between who’s doing the work and who’s getting credit for it, haha.

> If you're in a "real-world" job - framing houses, stocking shelves, flying airplanes - then actually producing is just about the only way.

I don't agree. There are plenty of behavioral aspects that turn an otherwise excellent employee into a clear no-hire. For example, being a toxic employee who is egregious or even outright aggressive towards clients and staff is reason enough to in the very least pass them on a promotion, no matter how many units of work they deliver within a timeframe.

The "actually produce" excuse is actually an attempt to ignore important or even critical aspects of an employee's performance in an attempt to game performance assessments to cherry-pick traits the complainer feels they fare better on.