my observation in companies that I worked for is that it's much like there as well. they try to fool you by omitting bonuses, benefits, etc., but the compenstation of execs far exceeds the average worker.
need another story about the boss (who was pres of co) from hell?
I also observed it when I worked at GTE and someone from HR faxed out a list of exec compenstation to expose the fraud of how they said that everyone needed to tighten their belt but behind the scenes the upper few were getting bigger and better raises and bonuses.
I have zero sympathy for those who feel they deserve an obscene amount more than others... it's just greed.
Sara 
"I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell." - Harry Truman
