Not too long ago there was minimal pay difference between the “HMFIC” and the others; both on the bridge and in the engineroom. $5 between #1 & #2 and $10 between #2 and #3. I for one am glad to see a larger spread between them all. In addition to being compensated for the increased responsibility it provides incentive for others to try and move up. And while painful in the present, I believe the backstabbers are taken care of by Karma in the long term. If I encounter them, I ignore them.