It's really quite simple: you assume it's all worthless, because that's how it starts and that's how it generally ends. Even if it were going to be worth something, you'd have been better off taking the money up front and investing it however you wanted in the meantime.
But it doesn't really matter, because you have no control over this anyway. All you have to do is decide whether the salary is high enough; the rest is irrelevant.
Some people really enjoy playing the lottery. If that's you, well, knock yourself out getting into the details of the options package! Just don't kid yourself or make any serious life plans based on your hopes about that stuff.
But it doesn't really matter, because you have no control over this anyway. All you have to do is decide whether the salary is high enough; the rest is irrelevant.
Some people really enjoy playing the lottery. If that's you, well, knock yourself out getting into the details of the options package! Just don't kid yourself or make any serious life plans based on your hopes about that stuff.