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>>fnbr+(OP)
> For workers at startups like OpenAI, equity is a vital form of compensation, one that can dwarf the salary they make. Threatening that potentially life-changing money is a very effective way to keep former employees quiet.

Yes, but:

(1) OpenAI salaries are not low like early stage startup salaries. Essentially these are highly paid jobs (high salary and high equity) that require an NDA.

(2) Apple has also clawed back equity from employees who violate NDA. So this isn't all that unusual.

>>diebef+6Y
Source on #2?

>>season+ri2
Please read Apple's Employee Stock Plan Agreement, in particular Section 9.

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320193/0001193125220...

It has happened in several cases involving leakers, most recently the Andrew Aude case.