> "Nobody should seriously consider these options unless they are living a very privileged life". > I maintain that most employees have basically zero leverag

> "Nobody should seriously consider these options unless they are living a very privileged life". > I maintain that most employees have basically zero leverage to negotiate their worker-hostile contracts He's trying to tell you from direct personal experience - as are many others in this thread - that it is not as dire as you're committed to believing, and that it is absolutely possible to negotiate terms at a non-executive level. To put it differently: the corporate overlords have successfully convinced you that you have no power.