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• georgeecollins 4y ago
  To me that is a real tell. New employees are a risk, but you can tell if they are going to work out after a year. If you are still discounting the RSUs at the second year, it is in hopes that some won't survive to the payout of the third.
  • yazaddaruvala 4y ago
    This is not me defending Amazon's comp structure (they need to improve it in many ways), just correcting the facts: At the time of calculating an offer, all 4 years are considered the same "Total Compensation Target" i.e. no built in reduction or raise. Amazon just pays cash equivalents for years 1 and 2 - through a signing bonus to make up for the lack of stocks, and through stocks in years 3 and 4. The stocks in for each year are calculated assuming an average of 15% growth. This can be problematic, or can be great depending on the year you join. Disclaimer: Worked at Amazon for 9 years.