[smoodles]

I'm not sure about "a lot of startups", I'm personally only aware of a very few that are doing this. Word on the street that I hear is that maaaaybe your current employer might do this for employees they like, but not as a consistent policy. Many board members, founders, etc... feel they will take a retention hit if they were to implement something like this.

I personally think the status quo is insane, and I will never take another role with a options component of the package that does not have a policy like this.

[doh]

We do it. And I know of many startups that also followed Quora's example. Definitely not everybody does it, but also it's more than 0.

[x0x0]

Good for you all (not sarcastic!) but as someone who did a job search recently, the number of startups that offer this is much much closer to 0% than 100%.

A late edit: and you will get pushback for even asking. Apparently we're all supposed to pretend that we're never going to leave the company / we owe them our undying loyalty. I've previously taken the honest route when asked why I was leaving a job and said the ceo didn't deliver on her promises (growth, revenue), so why would I stay? That approach does not necessarily work well =P

[randycupertino]

> Apparently we're all supposed to pretend that we're never going to leave the company / we owe them our undying loyalty. I've previously taken the honest route when asked why I was leaving a job and said the ceo didn't deliver on her promises (growth, revenue), so why would I stay?

I mean, part of getting promoted and learning how to rise politically in your career is learning how to lie.

Why did you expect honesty to work? You have to learn how to play the game, say the right things that people want to hear.

[smoodles]

Oh I know there are more than a few these days. My point was the majority of startups I'm aware of are still very hesitant to do this. From the conversations I've had its less that the founders of these firms are morally opposed to the idea, but that their VCs really don't like the idea as a global policy.