> I've just heard a lot about stock options for employees and seen the math for it In other words, you haven't done the calculation for this circumstance. You

> I've just heard a lot about stock options for employees and seen the math for it In other words, you haven't done the calculation for this circumstance. You're early enough that "the math" that you've seen may not apply. You're not going to get rich from salary either, so the fact that stock options won't necessarily make you rich doesn't mean that they're a bad idea.