C-suite at Alphabet make B-A-N-K from 2024 equity awards

The C-suite at Google's parent Alphabet collectively scooped up more than $215 million in compensation for 2024, and the CEO was the worst paid among them. The financial rewards are contained in a proxy statement the mega-ad-cum-cloud corp filed recently [PDF] ahead of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on June 6. CEO Sundar …

[Doctor Syntax]

"$215 million in compensation"

What terrible thing happened to them that requires so much in compensation?

[Anonymous Coward]

Removal of their Katra.

[Ace2]

Not a one of them actually did any work.

[devin3782]

Yeah they did, they had to announce lay offs, projects they were killing </sarcasm>

[Excused Boots]

Yeah they did, they had to announce lay offs, projects they were killing

It's a tough job, but someone has to do it!

[claimed]

Completely unjustifiable disparity. Decisions are valuable, but just because you’re decisions are for billions instead of thousands, doesn’t actually make you any better at those decisions or any more effective.

How do I get this sort of salary without being a complete asshole? Do I want it….? Then I would have to talk to other rich people and try and show I am better than the poors…

Sigh

[collinsl]

Would love to see their modal salary rather than median, and the associated ratio. But they'll never publish that because it'll look bad.