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Re:How Much Should You Pay Your Engineers to Ensure They Sti... by pjc50 on Thursday June 18, 2020 @12:25PM (#23564682)
Long ago companies only bothered issuing options when the stock was illiquid; certainly my startup share options never had a meaningful market value from founding to acquisition.

Publicly-quoted companies issuing options is just a weird form of deferred bonus with a favourable tax treatment.

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Re:How Much Should You Pay Your Engineers to Ensure They Sti... by ghaff on Thursday June 18, 2020 @12:51PM (#23564985)
Well, they also come with the hope that they'll increase in value prior to vesting. But, yes, RSUs in public companies are certainly more like getting bonuses that vest over time than a stock market lottery ticket.
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