The High Stakes Gamble of Retention Bonuses in Tech Europe's largest tech firm, ASML, has offered employees a $20,000 plus bonus if they stay until 2030.
This move is not surprising, given the sector's notorious turnover rates and intense competition for top engineering and technical talent.
The announcement comes on the heels of massive layoffs in the US, with over 139,000 cuts so far in 2026, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas.