> ... it's a 42% pay cut either way, which is huge. It's really not huge. He's worth north of $1b (USD), so his 'pay' is ~4% of his wealth - compare that to y

> ... it's a 42% pay cut either way, which is huge. It's really not huge. He's worth north of $1b (USD), so his 'pay' is ~4% of his wealth - compare that to yourself / any other human you know. For a 62yo to churn through $1,500,000,000 (and interest earned on same) before they die will take some serious effort, but negligibly different effort than the $1,550,000,000 this story implies he'll have to contend with in a year.