Comment by Joe_Boogz

That’s not what I’m saying. He’s been in the company for 50% of its lifetime. He’s done real work for you in that time.

He feels ownership in the company. I don’t have the context to why, maybe he has helped build or direct the company from his perspective. Maybe not.

Seems to me like you don’t want to give him that portion of the company, so I’d be expecting that employee to leave. Do you want that?