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This is wrong. It would be true if you received all the cash in a lump sum as soon as you're hired, and you used it to buy stock, but if your cash "vests" in the same way as equity typically does then you'd lose out on the opportunity for it to appreciate before vesting like shares can.

Seriously? You think students would revolt after being given an interesting problem to think about for 15 minutes?

Would you want someone working for you for another two weeks after you've fired them?

Depending on the reason for firing an employee, employers often have to give severance pay which usually amounts to two weeks or more worth of pay.