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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by jdavis703 on Saturday April 17, 2021 @09:57PM (#26849140)
Most of the time it’s not vindictive founders. It’s that the options cost money to buy. And if the company is successful one might have to pay taxes on the stock options too.
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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by robertlagrant on Sunday April 18, 2021 @03:57AM (#26850675)
You can pay for options with some of your options, at least in the UK.
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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by alisonkisk on Sunday April 18, 2021 @05:10AM (#26850965)
Not in US usually.
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