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With the wrong kind of options it's easy to get shafted with a massive tax bill depending upon what kind of options you get and how your timing is in exercising
by shams93 8y ago
With the wrong kind of options it's easy to get shafted with a massive tax bill depending upon what kind of options you get and how your timing is in exercising it can be a huge risk to your future if it works out poorly.
- chenpengcheng 8y agoI never got into this situation, but heard people got options but they became underwater after IPO (e.g. Dropbox). There are several hot startups that had a lot of hype, but turned out just so so. I work for a VC funded startup now, but I feel there have been huge dilution, so I started asking if it is worth it. There is poor work life balance and liquidity risk. At the end, if a company goes IPO, I don't expect to make too much money. Why not get a job at a big company and enjoy life.