Uber and Lyft did give long-term drivers “appreciation awards” which they could use to buy stock in the IPO. So not unprecedented.
https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/11/uber-is-dishing-out-apprec...
Re:Airbnb S-1
by julianozen on Tuesday November 17, 2020 @02:25AM
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My understanding was that the Uber stock was a huge disaster because the value of the Uber stock imploded after drivers bought options
Disclaimer: I am an Airbnb employee
I admit, I ask mostly selfishly (my wife and I are superhosts, we have managed a full-time AirBnB in CA for 2 years). But it's also an interesting thought experiment. It would be quite the contrast to how the rideshare and food delivery companies treat their non-employees.