wetwillie

Repricing Employee Stock Options: Disingenuous and Disrespectful

I work in the analog IC business as a circuit designer. I agree that it is wrong to reprice options. While options are nice (very nice in the run-away market) they should never be repriced. I even question if they are really necessary in retaining key, talented employees. For a startup, the use of options are extremely important but should be faded out once the company reaches profitability. There is very large risks with startups-but a well established, profitable tech company is another story.