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How are RSUs like playing the lotto if you work for one of the big 5 (GAFAM)? I work for one and my RSUs vest monthly and they are autosold so i get a USD based direct deposit each month. While it does very slightly, I wouldn't consider it the lotto.

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You were awarded them 1-4 years ago though. That's when the value mattered.

To add to that, it's not like when you join a low-performing company you can just leave because you think you can get better value somewhere else. The cost of switching as an employee is very high.

Obviously it's a bit less of a gamble than the lotto, but it's not like decisions that were made 30 days ago are being played now, it's much longer term than that.

They mean for a privately held company

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