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Nvidia\u2019s skyrocketing stock has made its employees so rich they\u2019ll tolerate pretty much anything\u2014even its demanding and sometimes unhealthy work culture.<\/p>\n
The company\u2019s shares have shot up more than 3,000% since the start of 2019, making many of its employees millionaires. But even though they may be wealthy, workers are often too busy at the office to enjoy it, 10 anonymous current and former employees told Bloomberg<\/em><\/a>. Still, few are willing to leave if it means putting their vested shares at stake.<\/p>\n One former employee who worked in technical support for enterprise clients and left in May said he often worked seven days a week, and frequently ended his work day at 1:00 or 2:00 a.m. Other workers, especially those in the engineering department, worked even later, he added. At times, the pressure even led to yelling fights during meetings, the former employee said. In the marketing department, another former employee who left in 2022 said fighting and shouting was also common in the 30-plus-person meetings she attended seven to 10 times per day.<\/p>\n A spokesperson for Nvidia declined to comment.<\/p>\n Part of the demanding work culture comes from longtime CEO Jensen Huang, who has previously acknowledged he\u2019s not easy to work for<\/a>. In an interview with 60 Minutes<\/em> in April, Huang said working at Nvidia shouldn\u2019t be easy, anyway. <\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to do extraordinary things, it shouldn\u2019t be easy,\u201d he said at the time.\u00a0<\/p>\n Yet, despite the pressures of working at Nvidia, employees leave the company at a much lower rate than is common in the industry. In 2023, the company had a 2.7% turnover rate, compared to 17.7% in the semiconductor industry at large, according to Nvidia\u2019s Sustainability Report<\/a> for fiscal year 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n Part of why employees don\u2019t leave the company is the opportunity to work on the cutting edge of tech, for the leader of the AI chips industry. But another motivation is hanging on until stock grants vest, which at Nvidia typically happens over a four-year period. Those who leave sooner could miss out on a big payday.\u00a0<\/p>\n