> So 0 risk for the company, all the risk goes to the employees The employees made bank from the deal. And the company could have made a different deal from th

> So 0 risk for the company, all the risk goes to the employees The employees made bank from the deal. And the company could have made a different deal from the start and kept it rather than offering that compensation package. If the stock compensation was meant to be a guaranteed salary then it would have been offered that way. If the company is now having a hard time hiring they can sweeten the deal. And of course the employees can go elsewhere anytime they like to get a better deal.