In most fields this is extremely rare. In tech it's relatively common.
The difference is the kind of environment you're working in (E.g. high growth tech company vs non-tech company) and the learning rate in that environment, which is where the modality comes into play.
In pretty much any field I can think of, it is definitely not rare. The norm is that some people pick things up quickly and other people don't.
It is normal for good musicians with 3 years of experience to be better than bad musicians with 10 years of experience.
It is even more normal for good secretaries with 3 years of experience to be better than bad secretaries with 10.
My mother once partnered with a local university to offer students internships clerking in her medical office. She remarked that the students, with their zero years of experience, were more effective in this generic, unskilled role than anyone she was able to hire into it. (Those people had many years of experience.)
The partnership with the university wound down and she went back to hiring no-hopers with plenty of experience. According to her, that was the best she could hope to do for the dead-end position she was offering.
The difference is the kind of environment you're working in (E.g. high growth tech company vs non-tech company) and the learning rate in that environment, which is where the modality comes into play.