Just worked 3 years at a gig, from the &quot;sharing a tiny office with another company&quot;  phase to significantly larger. Moved on, and had to let a lot of vested options go because it just didn&#x27;t make financial sense at the time to buy them, given the risk factor. Were it not for the 90 days limit (which sure isn&#x27;t in my favor), I&#x27;d have been able to hold on to what I earned, rather than see it evaporate.<p>If anything, the system works spectacularly well for the founders, and investors. Not so much for the people they need to bring on to help their vision move forward.