Shift Up, the studio behind Stellar Blade, has continued its tradition of treating its employees incredibly well into 2026. The Korean company has once again bestowed very expensive gifts on everyone who works at the studio, along with a hefty wad of cold, hard cash for them to spend on whatever they like.
As revealed by Seoul Economic Daily, Shift Up employees were welcomed back to the studio in 2026 with pairs of Apple AirPods Max and an Apple Watch to match. That's one of those each for every employee rather than a delayed game of Dirty Santa where someone unwraps an Apple Watch and then they're forced to hand it over to whoever likes the look of it.
As if high-end Apple products weren't enough, as has also been the case in the past, Shift Up employees were also welcomed back with cash to go with their shiny new earphones and Apple Watches. Five million won each, to be exact, which is a little more than $3,400 each. Depending on the model of Apple Watch gifted to its employees, that equates to somewhere between $4,000 and $5,000 in bonuses given to each of its more than 300 employees....
