How will the $900K median OpenAI salary work if employed at Microsoft?

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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36460082Could be a tough one for human resources at Microsoft to navigate.

chunky1994 · Accepted Answer

It's 300k cash, rest in "profit participation". MSFT has enough RSUs to make that happen without it being a problem

breadwinner · Answer

They won't be directly employed at Microsoft. Instead they will be employed by a subsidiary owned by Microsoft.

throwaway019254 · Answer

If they jump ship to Microsoft, they will just get the salary in the form of RSUs. That's not a problem. There are many engineers who make more than $1M at Microsoft. The salary bands are not really strict, or they just get "staff" in their title.

woeirua · Answer

They can easily just make them a subsidiary that operates under its own rules for now.

minimaxir · Answer

Stock equivalent in RSUs with a 4-year vesting schedule, as is typical of acquihires.

thiago_fm · Answer

Microsoft can hire everyone from OpenAI at $1M an year and make no visible difference to its bottom line

afjeafaj848 · Answer

Why would that be a problem?Is there some rule that everyone at the same company with the same level has to make the same amount?