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."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?[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?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.