"""Far too many offers come through as: $Xk/year 10,000 options This is literally equivalent to: $Xk/year $100bn in monopoly money and bingly bongly bangly b

"""Far too many offers come through as: $Xk/year 10,000 options This is literally equivalent to: $Xk/year $100bn in monopoly money and bingly bongly bangly boo""" It is incredibly dishonest and disrespectful when startups job offers hide information about the value of their equity. I know some investors are encouraging this behavior, but please have the courage to stand up to them. Employees have a right to know the fair market value of the compensation they will receive for trading away their time and labor.