A decade ago, when the company I worked for was sold, I was given a sizeable retention package; one-third was paid thirty days after the sale closed, the rest s

A decade ago, when the company I worked for was sold, I was given a sizeable retention package; one-third was paid thirty days after the sale closed, the rest six months later. My extant stock options were made given excellent strike prices. All told, it was roughly a six-figure package and it kept me with the company another fifteen months until it was clear that the new owners were, indeed, incompetent.