Mutually beneficial? Forget the vesting schedule, the fact that these shares aren't sellable for 5 years means you get stuck with an illiquid asset you still h

Mutually beneficial? Forget the vesting schedule, the fact that these shares aren't sellable for 5 years means you get stuck with an illiquid asset you still have to pay taxes on at grant time. That doesn't sound like a good deal to me. With regular stock compensation, I can sell a portion of what I've been granted immediately to cover my taxes. With these, I can't.