Really? If the person isn't performing, you have to let them go. In what world is a startup being so generous as to give new employees options that they "grow

Really? If the person isn't performing, you have to let them go. In what world is a startup being so generous as to give new employees options that they "grow into"? Essentially what you are saying is that the company has every right to act generous until it actually matters (you know when people finally get paid). Very classy /s