[baby]

RSUs are different right? Since you can sell them right away. Although they might lose value during your vesting schedule.

Writing this, I now realize that a company doesn't necessarily have to be public to give you RSUs.

[stanleydrew]

Seems you realized this already, but RSUs are only sellable right away if there's a buyer right away. For publicly traded equities this is almost always the case. But plenty of private companies issue RSUs as well. I have some in a few companies currently for which there is no market.