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Re:Every company should be owned by its employees by f6v on Thursday July 25, 2024 @03:43AM (#41065889)
> note that you are calling for a restriction on workers' rights: they have to be given part of their pay as stocks

No matter the mental gymnastics, that’s how it already works in big tech. You can view the stock grant as “incentive”, but you can’t refuse it and take cash upfront.

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Re:Every company should be owned by its employees by coderatlarge on Thursday July 25, 2024 @04:08AM (#41066067)
You can generally negotiate for more cash instead of a stock grant. Of course you have to accept the current price. I’ve done it and lost a lot :)
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