I'm like 90% sure Nvidia employees get stock options, but I'm not sure if that'd be the case for the newest batch of hires.
But yeah, this is a clear cut illustration of how salaries undervalue the actual labour provided, I don't think any Nvidia employee's getting 100M from their stocks + salary.
Very true. I personally know two people who were at Nvidia who have retired/are in the process of leaving now, and it hasn't been a hassle for them personally. That obviously doesn't speak for everyone ofc.
I also think Nvidia wants to buy back as many shares as possible from their employees like every other big public tech giant is doing right now.