> you must pay a big chunk not really, you could be given shares as part of the compensation package. Of course, paying to purchase some shares is and should b

> you must pay a big chunk not really, you could be given shares as part of the compensation package. Of course, paying to purchase some shares is and should be possible too. > you may (should?) have a guaranteed job forever. if by this you mean that if you don't work, you would still get paid your wages, then it'd be impossible. But your shares that you obtain as part of your compensation package would entitle you to some of the profits (proportional to your ownership amount), so it should be possible to receive money even if stopped working (you just don't receive a wage). if by this you mean you can never be fired from the job, despite your poor performance, then i dont believe that it ever to be possible - perhaps you cannot have unfair dismissals (i imagine dismissals are via committee, which means other share holders, which are also your coworkers, have a say, and if they all agree to dismiss, it must mean your contributions are negative).