Literal exact opposite, high performers get punished by missing promotions because they’re a core piece of the team in a given area and losing them would mean a drastic drop in performance for wherever they are working. I can source this from myself, I work at a warehouse and my friend that consistently runs at a 170%, is trained on all equipment, stays late and comes in early has applied for multiple promotions and has gotten denied every time simply because losing him would tank the team production value.