See right there, that "imagination" is what I'm talking about: companies figuring out a way to shift compensation into long-term rewards that disincentivize emp

See right there, that "imagination" is what I'm talking about: companies figuring out a way to shift compensation into long-term rewards that disincentivize employees from considering unanticipated competitive offers. The problem is you seem to think it's only additive and therefore great for employees. Hey, more bonuses, more equity. But if everyone adopts it as a standard operating procedure, it could lead to a lowering of base salaries. So then we get paid like salespeople: little salary, mostly performance based. Do you want that? Bottom line, it could be opening a can of worms. My personal philosophy is that it's rarely good to be righteous and inflexible. It often backfires or escalates a situation.