The terms for the options that most rank-and-file employees get are rarely great. After the interest (which can be high), preference (sometimes double preferenc

The terms for the options that most rank-and-file employees get are rarely great. After the interest (which can be high), preference (sometimes double preference) and other terms it is often likely that your 0.2% of the company really isn't worth anything much. There's also the chance that you didn't have acceleration in there, and you weren't fully vested by the time the sale was made.