[nutbutter]

But is the equity actually worth anything?

[dmoy]

Like 30% or more of my comp is equity (autosold the instant I get it). I make more in equity alone than I would in total if I was back at my hometown.

[shawndumas]

established companies (FAANG) come as RSUs that vest monthly or quarterly. so yeah, real money.

[cdkee]

You can only sell once a quarter though!

[sidlls]

So? Just budget the proceeds. If you need a bit of extra help not spending it all at once it's not that hard to set up an automatic transfer on a monthly interval with a bank. Just set it up for {Proceeds} / 3 for three transfers.

[outside1234]

That's only a Google thing. At Microsoft, for example, you can sell all the time.

[cdkee]

There's no trading windows for insiders?

[shawndumas]

not if you enroll in auto-sell. mine vest and sell monthly.