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Absolutely. And that's just your base. Every year, you're getting more and more that don't vest until this range of time that is so incredibly far out on tech i
by moron4hire 5y ago
Absolutely. And that's just your base. Every year, you're getting more and more that don't vest until this range of time that is so incredibly far out on tech industry scales.
This is what kept me out of Amazon. The over-emphasis on RSUs for compensation was clearly a half-scam designed to avoid paying full salary out to people and to try to squeeze anyone who was on the fence about leaving.
- 999900000999 5y agoThanks for the info. I have zero tolerance for bs so I really value being able to leave.
- bradknowles 5y agoI’ve been in multiple different jobs over the years where part of my compensation was stock or stock options. Sometimes it can be some real money. At AOL in 1996, I cleared more than $80k from stock options, which was more than my base salary for the year. But I ended up walking away from stock options at AOL that would have been as much as $16m, if I had managed to find a way to stay there. But the place has just become too toxic. I’ve also been at places where I theoretically had stock or stock options, and they wound up being literally worthless. Stock and stock options for employees are meant to be a form of golden handcuffs. That’s why I don’t include them in my consideration of what I would be compensated for at a job. If I get some extra money that year, great! If not, then I’m not too dejected.