If my base salary is competitive, and I get vesting grants on top of that, then I don't see it as a bad thing. If the vesting grants are an excuse to underpay

If my base salary is competitive, and I get vesting grants on top of that, then I don't see it as a bad thing. If the vesting grants are an excuse to underpay me, then that is a bad thing. An employer's perspective is different to mine, and some companies cannot compete by offering grants. This is probably what this article is really about.