Amazon Insiders and Documents Suggest Changes to Employee Pay
- Amazon insiders and documents suggest the company may be planning to change how it pays employees.
- One insider said Amazon had considered stock awards to up total pay for some employees by 25 to 40%.
- Amazon is facing what some call an “exodus” of senior talent and growing dissatisfaction with pay.
Some Amazon insiders are expecting the company to change the way it pays employees as it faces what some call an “exodus” of senior talent and growing dissatisfaction with pay.
The company has considered measures including special stock awards, higher counteroffers, and an internal tool to identify when employees are dissatisfied at the company, according to current and former employees and documents viewed by Insider.
One Amazon insider said at least one part of the company once considered special stock awards that vest every six months over 30 months to increase the total compensation of some employees by 25
