[bun_at_work]

> "We want to make sure you understand that if you don't sign, it could impact your equity," one rep told an outgoing employee, according to Vox.

The article is doing a lot of click-bait stuff here. The quote, without the source, is shown at the top of the article, near Sam Altman's face and a title referencing Sam Altman. However, the quote is not from Sam Altman, which makes its placement a bit disingenuous.

I am not invested in defending Altman, but this type of journalism is trash clickbait and a far bigger issue than a tech company threatening employees' vested equity unless they comply in some sort of non-NDA NDA scheme.

[joekrill]

That's looking purely at the headline and a single quote that they chose for it. There is a lot more if you read the actual article.

They make a case that Altman signed documents where it's quite clear the intention is to be able to claw back vested equity. And that quote in the headline isn't meant to try and attribute it directly to Altman -- but to show just how well-known the policy was.

[bun_at_work]

I read the whole article, that's where I found the quote attribution. Like I said, I'm not here to defend Altman, or attack him. It's just disingenuous journalism - or click-bait journalism.