That's a very interesting and insightful angle - If Apple is handing out $50,000 worth of RSUs to new hires vested over 4 years, then currently new hires get 100 shares. While, in theory, a new employee should be fine with 100 shares or 700 shares, human emotion being what it is...

Though -on the flip side - I'm wondering if an employee of any merit has decided not to work for Apple because they got "100 $500 shares" instead of "700 $71 shares"