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Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Schultz who wrote (12852)	12/1/1998 7:25:00 PM
From: shotz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

hi, Ed wrote: >> New hires get their options when they start (or shortly after). I just interviewed at MSFT (and had to turn down their offer). You are granted options when you start, but they vest slowly (you accumulate them over the next four & a half years). >> Regular employees get their options in July. Yes, employees are granted another chunk (depending on performance review) once a year -- these start vesting on a similar timeline as your initial options grant. I note that the amount of options being granted seems to be declining -- at least this was my observation comparing notes with folks who joined anywhere from 2 to 10 years ago (which is why i couldn't take their offer). regards, shotz