Its not _that_ uncommon for an engineer not to receive options/RSUs. Sure it happens a lot in this industry, but it's not a hard and fast rule, especially once

Its not _that_ uncommon for an engineer not to receive options/RSUs. Sure it happens a lot in this industry, but it's not a hard and fast rule, especially once you leave Silicon Valley. I've certainly seen the "Director and above" approach mentioned earlier several times as well.