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But equity packages are typically stock options, not stock. So they're only worth anything if the stock price goes way up.
by foreigner 6y ago
But equity packages are typically stock options, not stock. So they're only worth anything if the stock price goes way up.
- jorblumesea 6y agoFor publicly traded companies, many equity packages now include RSUs, or give you the option to choose between options and RSUs. Which are worth something so long as the stock has any value. Perhaps I am twisting the value of what equity package means.
- opportune 6y agoNot for any big US tech company I've heard of! I think that is only for startups. FAANG (well, Netflix doesn't do equity comp normally), Microsoft, etc. it's all direct equity that vests over time.