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		bostonpete on Aug 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Robinhood lays off 23% of staff That's not really true, at least not in the same way being discussed above. Jobs already owned millions of shares in Apple stock, so yes, he profited from the stock but AFAIK that was only from the appreciation of existing stock, not from new grants.

Phlarp on Aug 2, 2022 | [–]

If nothing else, he also got unlimited personal use of the company jet.

radicaldreamer on Aug 2, 2022 | [–]

There's a whole options backdating scandal associated with his comp, so no, it wasn't just existing stock.

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