RSUs in Compensation
Discussions center on Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as alternatives to cash or options in tech employee compensation, covering taxation upon vesting, value in public vs. private companies, and comparisons to salary or bonuses.
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Do you think giving RSUs is about the same?
RSUs are not straightforward: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43676698And options are worse.
They are issuing RSUs in lieu of pay.
What tax breaks do companies get by offering RSUs instead of cash?
if it's a public company, RSUs are basically cash
Many private companies give RSUs then take some back to pay the taxes.
Aren’t RSU taxed as income tax anyways?
Large publicly-traded companies can also offer RSUs---doesn't this still apply in that scenario?
At large tech companies, RSUs and bonuses aren't that different than cash.
They are RSUs, at least in the US.