Some really good advice here! It's actually below market rate and I am one of the first employees here in region if I join and I have a feeling they just trying to hire cheap.
I'm trying not to look at the stocks as anything BUT I feel left out in the open because they aren't telling me much about them.
I do want to join for the learning potential but there are a few red flags that I feel like shouldn't be said at the negotiating table such as: - our offer is good, you're the most expensive hire yet in the region - i can't tell you the percentage pool / how many existing stocks there are
I will have a good hard think about it - thanks for the advice!