For example, companies increasingly augment standard wage packages with stock options, even for rank-and-file employees. In the United States, the Labor Department reports that in 2003, 14% of US workers in firms with 100 or more employees were offered stock options.
传统意义上的劳方和资方之间的分界线正变得模糊。举例来说，公司会把股票期权纳入报酬计划中，借此逐步增长员工的工资，即便是普通员工也不例外。据美国的劳工部2003年的报告，14%受雇于拥有百人以上的美国公司的雇员被提供股票期权作为薪金的一部分。将来这种报酬计划将变得更为普遍。