The myth is also perpetuated by the compensation-consulting industry, which has its own incentives to keep such myths alive.

薪酬咨询行业也让这种神话永久化，这个行业有自己的动机来维持这种神话的活力。

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Adds Alan Johnson of Wall Street compensation-consulting firm Johnson Associates, 'at the moment, no one can tell bankers whether they will or won't get paid for the work they do in 2009.

华尔街薪酬咨询公司Johnson Associates的约翰逊(Alan Johnson)说，现在，没有人能告诉银行家们，他们在2009年所做的工作能不能得到回报。

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Alan Johnson is managing director of compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates.

艾伦·约翰逊是薪酬咨询公司约翰逊事务所的总经理。

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Doug Friske, global head of executive-compensation consulting for Towers Watson, expects total CEO compensation to rise a "couple percentage points" this year.

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"Citigroup lost their say-on-pay vote because there was too much discretion in the way compensation was awarded, " said Robin Ferracone, founder and chief executive of Farient Advisors, an executive-compensation consulting firm based in Los Angeles.

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At this point, the emphasis on independence has resulted in a spate of spin-offs of the executive compensation consulting businesses from the large integrated firms.

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