> You had an amazing year, but you’re sitting on a bunch of stock already, so take this tiny new grant and fuck off That's true, but it can go the other way to

> You had an amazing year, but you’re sitting on a bunch of stock already, so take this tiny new grant and fuck off That's true, but it can go the other way too. One person I know got a needs improvement rating and no stock at all, but turned around and did rockstar work the next year. Because AMZN happened to have crashed about 50% in that time, getting the person back to target total compensation for the exceeds rating required granting considerably more RSUs than they would have received had they also gotten an exceeds in the prior year.