> such as Apple was from 1998-2012, this effect is employed in a way that compensates engineers very well via the gains in stock price. As nice as equity compe

> such as Apple was from 1998-2012, this effect is employed in a way that compensates engineers very well via the gains in stock price. As nice as equity compensation plans are, they definitely don't make up for the gains. The divisional VP gets the lions share of the gains in stock for properly managing/motivating the engineering talent (the engineer is lucky to get a raise above inflation).