Some Apple engineers rewarded up to $180k in stock bonuses as incentive to stay

Re:Some Apple engineers rewarded up to $180k in stock bonuse... by topkai22 on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @05:21PM (#29718996)

I’m currently involved in hiring at a rather large tech company and I assure you that the hiring manager would be highly displeased if someone left after just a year. In fact, that is true of every hiring manager I’ve ever worked with, because hiring managers hire direct to thier teams and turnover is a PITA. Recruiters may not care, but managers and teammates do. That’s not to say we’d resent someone taking a better offer, but managers and ICs alike prefer lower turnover.

In also know that there is a point (basically staff/principal) where we are very reluctant to make outside hires who haven’t been at that level at another big tech company for a while. We’ll almost never up level someone at hire time. You have to have demonstrated impact over time and that is hard to do without 2.5+ years at the company (although I’m getting the sense that once you break that threshold, moving around more frequently can help again.)

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Re:Some Apple engineers rewarded up to $180k in stock bonuse... by sshine on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:21PM (#29720998)

It happened three times this year that I interviewed for companies having only worked a place for one year, and they didn't even mention this factor. Why? In each case because I'd be filling some urgent hole on a team somewhere. I suppose it's kind of like how "cheating on your partner is bad, but your secret lover won't mind"... as long as there's an immediate gain to your coming employer, they'll focus on other things like how good of a personal fit you'd be, and if you know those things that are in the 6-month plan. Some hiring managers are thinking short-term is my experience. And that is, honestly, just as much of a red flag as an interviewee.

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