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Re:Apple gives top engineers bonuses up of $180k to curtail ... by wikibob on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @02:57PM (#29729252)
This is a common misconception.

If the value of your invested RSUs go up: fantastic now you make more.

I’d the value of the invested RSUs go down: no problem, you evaluate if you want to wait to see if they go up, or if you want to go into the market and take a new job.

It’s nearly all upside for the employee (in a hot market).

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Re:Apple gives top engineers bonuses up of $180k to curtail ... by d23 on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @04:17PM (#29730141)
It's not a "misconception." I may not want to go find a new job in 6 months because the stock tanked. There's opportunity cost if nothing else. While that company's stock is tanking, I could instead be at one that's growing at even a modest rate.
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