In my opinion, this is a pretty toxic way of evaluating yourself. Its like saying "you can't be a top engineer if you don't graduate from the right school" which is complete bullshit. And yet young people hear that and believe it and waste a lot of time in the distraction of fixing their 'relative' position. Please don't do this.
How to figure out if you are a "Top" engineer:
1) Do you enjoy the challenges you get at work?
2) Do you enjoy the folks you are working with?
3) Do you earn enough to meet your needs and still save for retirement?
How to figure out if you are a "Top" engineer:
1) Do you enjoy the challenges you get at work?
2) Do you enjoy the folks you are working with?
3) Do you earn enough to meet your needs and still save for retirement?
4) Are you learning every day?
Congratulations, you are a "Top Engineer."