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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by maerF0x0 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @12:54PM (#26854104)
> They should be inexpensive; and your employer should be willing to give you a signing bonus to cover it (after all, the money just goes right back to them).

The first part of this can be false. If you're 1/2 way to billions IPO then your options can easily be a year or more of salary to exercise.

About the second part if the company gives you that as a signing bonus you're still on the hook to the IRS for the bonus so now you're 10s of 10000s deep on an illiquid position.

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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by drfuchs on Sunday April 18, 2021 @01:33PM (#26854513)
If the company is half way to a big IPO, then any new hire is no longer "super early," and the advice doesn't pertain.
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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by maerF0x0 on Sunday April 18, 2021 @02:17PM (#26854895)
>Super-early employee here.

The advice giver is super-early, not the target of said advice.

But I agree that the advice is best suited for super-early people.

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Re:Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit by drfuchs on Sunday April 18, 2021 @02:28PM (#26854974)
The target of the advice specifically asked about the super-early case: "How many super early employees are..."
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