The following two things trouble me: 1) Employee morale is low. One problem cited is that they are unsure about the direction of the company. 2) The attempted

The following two things trouble me: 1) Employee morale is low. One problem cited is that they are unsure about the direction of the company. 2) The attempted fix to the moral problem was with an options grant. The article goes on to talk about the quibble around who got what options, but this is all a tempest in a teapot. If the very people who make your products, who are the engine of your company, do not understand how you are going to continue to remain in business, then stock grants are, literally, worthless. You cannot get rich off a company that makes no revenue. I'm appalled that this was Pincus' (or whoever acted in his stead's) idea. You could actually, I don't know, TALK to your employees, elevate their ideas, and produce something of value. Hell, you could even talk to your customers and discover what they like, to try and help you drive some innovation.