The alternative would be to have a "guaranteed" bonus after a certain amount of time, but people overwhelmingly prefer having something now, even if it means they might lose it later.

I'm surprised about the relocation for 2 years. I would have expected one year for anything. Two years is an eternity in tech.

> These prorated periods are the same for Microsoft.

Ah. Understood.

> How else do you stop someone walking out on day 1 with 50k cash?

If that happens enough that you have to actually worry about it, you have much bigger problems.