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Re:Internal Tensions at Facebook Are Boiling Over by elgenie on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @04:24PM (#18612729)
Stock compensation at a lot of companies (definitely at Facebook) is in the form of RSUs, which are shares of stock that vest over time. So employees vesting X number of shares over 4 years are watching those shares go up and down in the public markets without actually having the ability to sell them.

That's not an accident: the reason stock compensation is given is to further align employee interests with the long term performance of the company.

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Re:Internal Tensions at Facebook Are Boiling Over by ryandrake on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @05:40PM (#18613435)
Sorry, yea I was talking only about vested stock. Obviously you can’t sell something you don’t own yet.
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Re:Internal Tensions at Facebook Are Boiling Over by InGodsName on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @06:20PM (#18613774)
Isn't there a secondary market for the RSUs?
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Re:Internal Tensions at Facebook Are Boiling Over by lawnchair_larry on Thursday December 06, 2018 @02:01AM (#18616002)
The point is that they are not vested. You don't own them until the time restriction expires and you're still employed.
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Re:Internal Tensions at Facebook Are Boiling Over by pratnala on Thursday December 06, 2018 @02:03AM (#18616010)
Nope
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