You can get a $100&#x2F;year raise just for the asking. In tech, salaries are just not negotiated at the $100&#x2F;year granularity. Imagine saying &quot;I&#x27;m also considering an offer from this company, can you offer more&quot; and the HR department coming back with &quot;Sure, we can give you $100&#x2F;year more.&quot;<p>If you can get a $100&#x2F;year raise just for the asking, and you can also get a $100&#x2F;year raise in exchange for equity, then simple arithmetic indicates that the equity has zero value.