That was the salary if I recall, he did took share bonus. Which back then was seen as a risky move because many believed than Apple couldn't avoid bankruptcy.
Would you work for nothing?
Yes. $0.00 salary.
Jet, driver and security paid for plus $100mil bonus each year, no problems at all.
The 47% cut includes bonuses, equity, etc.
His salary is already a negligable portion of his compensation.
Fine, I will do it for $47million bonus. I start Monday.
If I could, I would work for fun.
Working for $50 million a year sounds pretty fun
If I had $1.7 billion, I would pay to work.
Define work. I often joke that I code for free and get paid to attend pointless meetings or deal with other unpleasant things.