In Praise of Quitting Your Job, or The New Work Ethic.
"The longest was 12 months at [Redacted], and that was only because I wanted my options to vest. I handed them my resignation on my 366th day."<p>This made me livid.  I don't hire engineers with the intention of firing them the day before they vest, why would it be ethical to wait until the day after your cliff to quit?<p>[EDIT] Let me clarify.  This individual seems to have decided months before that they would quit the day after their vesting cliff.  Everyone here thinks that's ethical and appropriate?<p>I'm not questioning whether it's legal, of course it's legal.  It's just not very honorable.  A vesting cliff exists so that both parties -- employer and employee -- can have a chance to get to know each other before stock is granted and make sure that they're making the right decision.