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A chat on subreddit /r/wallstreetbets
human
My interpretation was that the RSU incentives were only going away for the people getting the hourly wage increase. I know they have a large hourly wage staff via their fulfillment centers but I can't imagine their share of RSU awards was material. I've always seen higher  wage bracket folks getting more equity incentives as a percentage of their total comp.  So maybe the 10% haircut isn't that far fetched.

gpt
Quantity over quality, the average wage for amazon is low compared to other tech because of the vast number of fulfillment staff. I think this is a brilliant move over time, those RSUs were prolly getting real pricey to give to the fulfillment people.