CompensationAug 25, 2018
MicrosoftNoSsaGtfo

Does Amazon gives refreshers and joining stock bonus?

If yes, what those numbers look like for sde3?

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Amazon Mbappe Aug 25, 2018

What is a refresher?

Microsoft NoSsaGtfo OP Aug 26, 2018

Yearly stock bonus.

Amazon Northman Aug 26, 2018

It was a joke. The answer is largely "no", at least not until around 3 years out when your initial grant is nearly vested.

Amazon SAYA90 Aug 25, 2018

Historically you get nothing because your existing RSU went up already

Google nwKF08 Aug 25, 2018

Depends on amzn stock value. Amazon uses target compensation strategy which means if it thinks you should be making 200k next year and your base pay + unvested stocks for next year >= 200k then you won’t get a single dime in refreshers

Google topCon Aug 27, 2018

What's a joining stock bonus? I'm hoping you meant sign-on bonus. Amazon give a large cash bonus over 2 years to make up for their back loaded vesting schedule.