Staying invested in the company and locking your financial future to it are very different things - diversification is ~almost always a good/sane thing to do. P

Staying invested in the company and locking your financial future to it are very different things - diversification is ~almost always a good/sane thing to do. Personally, I tend to sell all of my employers stock when I get it and diversify, though I keep 1 share to 'stay invested'.