I was imaging something like unvested equity. Yes that's a lot more aggressive. Contracts often require employees to pay some of the back signing bonuses and re

I was imaging something like unvested equity. Yes that's a lot more aggressive. Contracts often require employees to pay some of the back signing bonuses and relocation fees if they leave within a year. I've heard rumors that it's not commonly enforced but contractually it's a possibility. But in theory there is precedent of that for employees where paying back a 100k signing bonuses and relocation expenses is a big risk and you still senior software engineers relocating to the bay area under those terms.