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neivin on Nov 3, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: Stripe laying off around 14% of workforce

Anyone who has been there for a decade had options and has already cashed out.

Folks who are getting screwed are the ones that joined in ~2017 when they started issuing RSUs instead of ISOs.

melvinmelih on Nov 3, 2022 [–]

Why? I always thought RSUs were better than ISOs

thesandlord on Nov 3, 2022 | | [–]

RSUs typically expire if the company doesn't go public in X years

e28eta on Nov 3, 2022 | | [–]

They’re double-trigger RSUs, to avoid tax liability pre-liquidity.

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