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1) Because most employees just see "1000 shares" or whatever and don't know to ask anything else. Most of the time, if you ask for the # of shares and most rece
by jobs_throwaway 4y ago
1) Because most employees just see "1000 shares" or whatever and don't know to ask anything else. Most of the time, if you ask for the # of shares and most recent valuation, they'll give you that (big red flag if they won't).
2) In theory, offering shares better aligns incentives between the company and employees. If you are given a decent chunk of the equity (an extreme rarity), you have an incentive to make the company as valuable as possible.
- roflyear 4y agoI'll ask in a more direct way, but doubtful they will give me the valuation and/or the total outstanding shares.
- jobs_throwaway 4y agoif they won't tell you, you can often find at least the valuation with a bit of googling. But it seems pretty ridiculous to offer shares as part of a comp package, but not give you the information required to evaluate the potential value of that equity