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I wonder how much talent retention comes into play here, since Amazon has a very high ratio towards RSUs in the total comp package if I remember correctly. Whe

• Nacraile 11y ago
  > Though maybe that's the exact segment they wouldn't mind see leaving anyways? Generally the people who leave voluntarily are the people you don't want to see leave. Good talent is likely to have little difficulty finding better opportunities. Mediocre to bad employees are going to have a hard time finding another job, so they stick around. This is based on my personal observations as an Amazon employee, and not just hand-waving, by the way.
• amzn-336495 11y ago
  Amazon treats RSU's as cash compensation. It's a very stupid strategy to keep employees on the leash and from getting rich. If your RSU's double you won't get raises, bonuses, or more RSU's because your total compensation is above Amazon's "target" for you. This of course defeats the purpose of an incentive stock plan. Employee concerns are in no way aligned with the company when stock is just used as a cash bonus replacement. The ONLY reason people want stock is to make more than they could through salary. Amazon should just stop granting stock at this point since they too damn greedy to effectively use it to incentivize employees. People leave Amazon because if you want to get rich for your hard work you go somewhere else.