So after a lifetime of working mostly in #Cambridge start-ups, and having received shares and share options multiple times all of which have until today turned out to be worth 0p, and now being past retirement age, I have finally received some cash today with my current employer being taken over.
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@TimWardCam I think this is the reality people need to realise about 'share options' and equity. Quite often it translates to nothing, especially if you have a tiny share and it gets diluted because of the terms of investment or acquisition. Also having any 'cash benefit' is very dependent on either getting dividends or someone actually willing to buy your shares (after they finally vest according to specific conditions). But good to hear it finally worked out for you.
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@TimWardCam or to look a it another way: the value of a decent pension is very underrated especially in the tech industry.
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@stew_sims Yeah. Don't have one of those, changed jobs too often.
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