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Amazon staff might get paid 50% less because shares have fallen so much

(fortune.com)
66 points colanderman | 1 comments | 21 Feb 23 23:29 UTC | HN request time: 0.219s | source
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Aunche ◴[22 Feb 23 00:34 UTC] No.34889854[source]▶
How can they get paid 50% less when share prices drop by 35%? Can't get past the paywall.
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1. xerxesaa ◴[22 Feb 23 03:31 UTC] No.34891285[source]▶
Because Amazon actually assumes a 15% growth in stock price every year. So even if the stock stays flat, you make 15% less. I used to be a manager there.