[quote=Coronita]The red herring for me has always been the stock option/stock grant….WRTO stock options/stock, I was always at the right place.. Just at the wrong time…[/quote]
That appears to be where you and I parted philosophies.
I wanted to be paid in full with a paycheck as I did the work. If they said I would get stock options as a part of my compensation, I said no thanks unless my pay was going to be market value.
I wanted a sure thing, not a lottery ticket. I guess that guaranteed that I wasn’t going to get filthy rich, but it also guaranteed I wasn’t going to provide my skills for less than they were worth.