I have a Portuguese co-worker who was recently pirated by a big software company. This guy is a genius and one of the main engineers in the company where I work for. I was chatting with him last week and telling him how our company is about to go down now that he’s gone. He said we’ll find someone better for sure and then he shared with me why the new offer is something that he just can’t refuse. Aside from the huge salary (4x of what he’s getting), they found out about his girlfriend who lives in Mexico and told him to choose any property from Cabo San Lucas real estate website so they can go for a two-week vacation as a signing bonus.

A bit envious of his good fortune, I went ahead and clicked the URL to the Cabo San Lucas villas that he booked. I was right to be envious. The private villa is so big and ocean front. You can eat breakfast while watching the ocean and then walk two minutes if you want to swim on the beach. How great is that? I’ve never heard of giving free beach vacations as a signing bonus before. Perhaps my company should consider this for long time employees like me.