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Re:Apple gives top engineers bonuses up of $180k to curtail ... by runako on Wednesday December 29, 2021 @11:41PM (#29733681)
While true, frequently cash-rich companies account for this. There are a lot of levers CFOs of profitable companies have to prevent people from leaving when the stock drops: issuing more shares, cash bonuses, etc. Facebook and Apple have more than enough cash to retain their talent in the event their stocks get cheap.
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Re:Apple gives top engineers bonuses up of $180k to curtail ... by freyir on Thursday December 30, 2021 @07:03AM (#29736042)
Still, they’re likely to readjust your comp back up to baseline.

You face the opportunity cost of not working for a company whose stock will rise fast, making it worth much more in years 2-3+ than it was initially priced at.

None of us have a crystal ball though, so it’s all speculation.

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