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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.

Why? I always thought RSUs were better than ISOs

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

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