Apple provides up to 20 million yen worth of bonus to prevent job change

It is reported that Apple is distributing a stock of 50,000 dollars (about 5.7 million yen) to 180,000 dollars (about 21 million yen) to some engineers as a bonus to prevent withdrawal by Meta etc. that operates Facebook. increase.

Apple Aims to Prevent Defections to Meta With $ 180,000 Bonuses for Top Talent --Bloomberg

According to news site Bloomberg, bonuses are available to engineers in silicon design, hardware, some software and operations groups, accounting for 10% to 20% of all engineers.

The amount of bonus stock to be paid ranges from $ 50,000 (about 5.7 million yen) to $ 180,000 (about 21 million yen), but most people are $ 80,000 (about 9.2 million yen), 100,000. It is said to be either dollar (about 11.5 million yen) or 120,000 dollars (about 13.8 million yen).

In addition to the basic salary, Apple sometimes pays bonuses in stocks and cash, but Bloomberg points out that such payments are 'unusual.'

The background to this extraordinary bonus payment is the presence of Meta, which has pulled out 100 Apple engineers in the last few months. Meta, which focuses on Metaverse and aims for further progress, is attacking with a 'significant salary increase', and Apple says that it is affecting the self-driving car division and so on.

In addition to compensation, Apple's tendency to urge employees to return to the office is also cited as a factor that causes engineers to leave. According to Bloomberg, Apple's regular employees work three days a week, but engineers have to work four to five days a week. Meta and other companies have set their attendance policies more loosely.