I think they might be talking more about when you are in a “golden handcuff” situation due to RSU appreciation. For example right now because of appreciation I

I think they might be talking more about when you are in a “golden handcuff” situation due to RSU appreciation. For example right now because of appreciation I don’t think I could find another job willing to beat my current comp (except maybe in finance which I don’t really want to do). That may still be the case when my grants run out, especially if they appreciate more. In that case you have to just suck it up and accept that you are not inherently deserving of that level of comp I know many more extreme examples where friends working at startups hit it big. No, a 25 year old SWE is not going to be able to job hop to another job paying them $1m/y right out of the gate