> After I saw the scheme projected to the wall in the big All-Hands, I realized that without any degree I'd have to wait 10 years for stock options while the Ph

> After I saw the scheme projected to the wall in the big All-Hands, I realized that without any degree I'd have to wait 10 years for stock options while the PhDs would be in almost immediately. I called a recruiter the next day and was out a few months after. So it worked. Company valued PhD's most over anything else, and now you had that information and made an informed choice. They made theirs.