True, but conversely, many large companies outside of tech have a very similar disconnect between the reward system and the actual work that benefits the firm. I saw this when I was working at a bank. Even in a profit-transparent business, politics and optics played a larger role than raw performance and team support.

It is, to some extent, a direct function of scale. The larger you get, the more you need to rely on systems instead of individuals - because it's easier for bad apples to hide in the noise. (How's that for a horribly confusing metaphor? ;)