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Last week, select engineers in silicon design, hardware, software, and operations were informed that they would be receiving a $50,000 to $180,000 stock bonus, which Bloomberg says is "unusual and significant." apple park drone june 2018 2 Most engineers received stock worth $80,000 to $120,000, with the bonuses provided as restricted stock units that are set to vest over the course of four years provided the employees stay with Apple and do not take jobs at other companies. The payouts aren't part of normal Apple compensation packages, which include a base salary, stock units and a cash bonus. Apple sometimes awards additional cash bonuses to employees, but the size of the latest stock grants were atypical and surprisingly timed, the people said. They were given to about 10% to 20% of engineers in applicable divisions. Apple told managers that the bonuses could be provided to engineers as a reward for high performers, and it is likely meant to keep companies like Facebook parent company Meta from poaching employees. Meta has hired approximately 100 engineers from Apple in recent months, though Apple too has hired some Meta employees. Meta is recruiting from Apple's augmented reality, AI, and engineering divisions. Meta is planning to launch a smart watch in the near future that will directly compete with the Apple Watch, and when Apple launches its planned AR/VR headset, it will compete with the Meta-owned Oculus virtual reality headsets. [ 74 comments ] Get weekly top MacRumors stories in your inbox. [ ][ ][Subscribe] Top Rated Comments TGM85 Avatar TGM85 3 hours ago at 12:03 pm Some get 180k in bonuses, others get a sheet of stickers and a pin. Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree) rpmurray Avatar rpmurray 3 hours ago at 12:05 pm I'm thinking that all the engineers that didn't get the bonuses now know where they stand at Apple, and are already updating their resumes. Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree) reyesmac Avatar reyesmac 3 hours ago at 12:10 pm Only way your going to keep talent in that field is to put your money where your mouth is. They know the company makes billions from the simplest of ideas implemented well. Way more than it needs to operate. So yeah, Apple needs to pay up or lose good people. Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree) TheYayAreaLiving ? Avatar TheYayAreaLiving ? 3 hours ago at 11:57 am Wow! That's pretty good. Good for them. But I'm pretty sure it's chump change for Apple. Apple is about to be a 3 Trillion dollar company. It's too expensive nowadays. How come we don't hear about Microsoft Or Google engineers leaving the company? Apple: You should also offer free housing for the engineers in the Bay Area, California. ??? Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree) TheYayAreaLiving ? Avatar TheYayAreaLiving ? 3 hours ago at 12:05 pm Some get 180k in bonuses, others get a sheet of stickers and a pin. Seriously? Pretty sure they will be filing a complaint Attachment Image Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree) BeanieMan Avatar BeanieMan 3 hours ago at 12:07 pm TBH these are small numbers. Look at levels.fyi to see what eng comp looks like. Typical stock comp is like 50k to 250k+ per year, depending on level, and that's on top of base of like 140-250+. I'm very surprised that 180k is enough to retain anyone. A new hire stock grant at someplace like Meta is easily 4x that. 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