[idontpost]

> You are right that it is different, but it's not unambiguously better.

That's a separate issue from the common misconception in this thread that cash is the same as RSUs.

RSUs have more risk than cash, and more potential upside. They are unambiguously different.

[ska]

Agreed - it's a mistake though to focus on the upside only.

[peyton]

You can protect downside by switching jobs. For many people on this thread there’s no mistake.

[ska]

That's practical, but not really equivalent. Having the same in cash gives you a different set of options.