Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months
by User23 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:06PM
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> You had an amazing year, but you’re sitting on a bunch of stock already, so take this tiny new grant and fuck off
That's true, but it can go the other way too. One person I know got a needs improvement rating and no stock at all, but turned around and did rockstar work the next year. Because AMZN happened to have crashed about 50% in that time, getting the person back to target total compensation for the exceeds rating required granting considerably more RSUs than they would have received had they also gotten an exceeds in the prior year.
Re:I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months
by dpark on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @07:46PM
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I think treating vesting as the time of compensation is a poor model. The compensation was when the stock was granted. Otherwise why grant vesting stock at all?
That's true, but it can go the other way too. One person I know got a needs improvement rating and no stock at all, but turned around and did rockstar work the next year. Because AMZN happened to have crashed about 50% in that time, getting the person back to target total compensation for the exceeds rating required granting considerably more RSUs than they would have received had they also gotten an exceeds in the prior year.