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		sundaeofshock on Nov 30, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: American Airlines Accidentally Let Too Many Pilots... How does a reduction in stock price lower wages?

bzbarsky on Nov 30, 2017 | [–]

A significant fraction of compensation for Google employees is RSUs.

GabrielBen on Dec 1, 2017 | [–]

Lower stock means the company has less capital to invest in its own ventures, and less capital is less employment within the company. This is true even if no employee got stock whatsoever.

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