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Re:Ask HN: Are stock options a good incentive for your work? by pachico on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:11PM (#23980754)
I understand you've been offered options at some point, right?
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Re:Ask HN: Are stock options a good incentive for your work? by mindcrime on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @06:15PM (#23981264)
A few times. I go in with the assumption that they're completely valueless, and figure that if they ever amount to anything it's basically "found money."

So far, that position has been borne out. Promised options have either:

a. Never actually materialized

or

b. Were never worth enough to bother exercising

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