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This comment doesn't hold up to scrutiny if you know how Amazon comp works. A standard SDE package is something like this:

year 1: $X cash + $Y cash bonus (vests daily) + $Z RSUs (vest at end of year), where approximately 95% of the comp is cash.

year 2: $x cash + $Y cash bonus (vests daily) + $Z RSUs (vest at end of year) where approximately 90% of the comp is cash. Likely a few percent more than year 1 in total comp.

years 3 and 4: $x cash + $Y RSUs (vests semi-annually for most) where the RSUs make up a meaningful part of the comp. Likely a few percent more than year 2 in total comp.

Given that comp structure, it is essentially impossible to do what AtlasBarfed has suggested, as people get paid quite quickly.