This week I learned that Amazon back-loads their option vesting, so you vest 40% in years 3 & 4, 15% in year 2, and just *5%* at the end of your first year. The median employee tenure at Amazon is 1.8 years. Did y'all know this? What the ACTUAL FUCK. I didn't think Amazon could still surprise me.
Amazon specifically (can’t speak for others) is doing this from what I’ve heard. Like 30% of the workforce at this point is early career H1B visas who are now trapped in a predatory environment and can’t leave because they’ll risk deportations Now, combining with perf based stack ranking… 🫠