I don't know if it's slowly happening--seems to have always been the case as far as I can tell. Unless you're founder level or a single-digit employee number, i

I don't know if it's slowly happening--seems to have always been the case as far as I can tell. Unless you're founder level or a single-digit employee number, it's remarkably rare to make bank from a startup equity package. I consider them to be a shoebox full of scratch-off lottery tickets, and kindly ask for as much cash as possible, keeping the shoebox in the closet.