Haim,
Again, an astute observation. I know for a fact, many employees are counting on those carrots, ISO's, given out to entice talented workers. I would say, based on my own experience, that the expectation of future remuneration, in the form of ISO's, is at least 20% of total compensation. The ubiquitous nature of ISO's will result in a more severe slowdown, of the economy, than most anticipate. This could cause a cycical recession as more and more options begin to expire worthless, unless companies roll those options benefits out to longer timeframes as they expire. But, even under those circumstances people will become bitter and begin to demand cash over promises. |
