This isn’t true when you consider how RSUs are typically granted and vested. When you are hired you are given a certain number of units based on your RSU packa

This isn’t true when you consider how RSUs are typically granted and vested. When you are hired you are given a certain number of units based on your RSU package and the current stock price. Example: 400k package over 4 years, current stock price $1000. This means you get 400 units total or 100 vesting per year. If the stock prices goes (up/down) the number of units do not change but the total value does. This could result in significantly (more/less) for your total compensation in a way that cannot be achieved by what you have described due to the timing differences in when cash from base pay becomes available.