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Why stock options can make quitting costly

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Why pay a massively competitive base salary when you can just offer the shiny illusion of future wealth? Tech companies aggressively issue stock options that vest slowly over four years, intentionally creating velvet handcuffs that make it financially devastating for an engineer to quit their position before their imaginary equity fully matures.

Why stock options can make quitting costly
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