That's about right: three things would have combined to decrease my 2022 comp: * When I came back to Google my stock grant vested evenly over four years, creat

That's about right: three things would have combined to decrease my 2022 comp: * When I came back to Google my stock grant vested evenly over four years, creating a 'cliff' in year five. They don't do this anymore, I think because people tend to leave. * My 2021 comp included several past years of stock grants, and the company's stock had been growing much faster than the market. * The market overall is down since 2021. I think I would have made about $470k in 2022 if I'd stayed the whole year. 2023 would have been higher, because it would have been my first year getting the full L6 comp. (And I'm not sure if you're being sarcastic, but I definitely wouldn't consider $400k "measly" -- even after donating 50% I had much more to live on than most Americans, let alone most people globally)