[droithomme]

> Some of them, like equity, vest over 4 years. That's normal, etc.

It is absolutely not normal to have raises and bonuses "vest over four years". I've never encountered that or heard of that at any company at all. The only reasonable way to describe that would be "highly abnormal", not normal.

[ojn]

I said that there was an option to get retention grant as stock, options or cash (usually just the two former but at least once all three were available). Nothing about raises or bonuses being over 4 years.

I actually can't remember getting any bonuses, just salary adjustments and retention/equity refresh.

[minhazm]

It definitely is normal. It's how equity grants work in tech. At annual review time you may get a salary increase and an equity "refresher" that also has a 4 yr vesting period.

[ssgao]

It is pretty normal in Bay Area. All tech companies package are like that.