Yep, every aspect of Amazon's compensation packages are designed to either not pay out, or keep employees involuntarily. Their RSUs vest at an exponential rate

Yep, every aspect of Amazon's compensation packages are designed to either not pay out, or keep employees involuntarily. Their RSUs vest at an exponential rate, rather than the linear vesting that's standard in industry. You vest only 5% in your first year, 15% in your second year, and 40% each in years 3 and 4. Tellingly, Amazon's median engineering tenure is 18 months - you tell me this vesting schedule wasn't designed with that in mind ;) Ditto, Amazon's signing bonuses are usually structured with a 2-year clawback. I'm not sure if this is an attempt to increase the median tenure or avoid paying out - or maybe a bit of both.