> And as many others in this thread have pointed out, the "sign on bonus" she appears to reference apparently vests over 4 years, which is not that uncommon. I

> And as many others in this thread have pointed out, the "sign on bonus" she appears to reference apparently vests over 4 years, which is not that uncommon. Its also prevalent, that you receive accelerated vesting in case the company terminates the worker(such as layoff or merger)