[isatty]

Refreshers aren’t going to be high enough (I don’t know about exec compensation though) to avoid the cliff. Promotions are the only way.

[astrange]

Refreshers are high enough to do that at Apple (or not). There aren’t enough levels to get promoted, and the stock keeps going up.

[prisoner655321]

The stock going up is what kills it. Apple’s stock has gone bananas the last 4 years, no refresher is going to beat or match that.