> We allow employees to exercise options up to 10 years after they leave instead of 90 days.
This always struck me as completely unethical. Your vested options are part of your pay; you should be able to exercise them years after leaving. I would never work for a startup that evaporates my vested options 90 days after leaving. That’s like clawing back cash comp, in my view.
I could not agree more - I still have no idea why 90 days is the standard. It also exploits people who are ignorant about equity compensation more than people who are not - which I think is even worse.
This always struck me as completely unethical. Your vested options are part of your pay; you should be able to exercise them years after leaving. I would never work for a startup that evaporates my vested options 90 days after leaving. That’s like clawing back cash comp, in my view.