<story><title>Toshiba’s loss of star engineer tells tale of company&apos;s decline</title><url>https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Toshiba-in-Turmoil/Toshiba-s-loss-of-star-engineer-tells-tale-of-company-s-decline</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>jpatokal</author><text>&amp;quot;Dangling salaries of 10 million yen&amp;quot;, or about $91k.  The fact that this is considered unusually high tells you all you need to know about engineering salaries in Japan.  (And yes, IT salaries are in the same ballpark.)</text></comment>
<story><title>Toshiba’s loss of star engineer tells tale of company&apos;s decline</title><url>https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Toshiba-in-Turmoil/Toshiba-s-loss-of-star-engineer-tells-tale-of-company-s-decline</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>lettergram</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s really not much better in the U.S. or elsewhere. I believe it was Nokia which had a patent program where it was a $500 bonus per patent. Meaning, even if you invented something - that was your bonus.&lt;p&gt;In my current role we have a similar program, beyond the relatively small bonus I think the only benefit is bragging rights. Patenting or inventing something means little to superiors. Large companies focus on the short term stategic initiatives, often being unable to capitalize on long term or even short term opportunities. That&amp;#x27;s why more nimble startups are more effective.</text></comment>