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SpaceX employees got rich off stock options. Ex-Blue Origin workers say theirs are worthless.
Ex-Blue Origin employees claim their stock options are worthless due to the company's 10-year expiration policy, while SpaceX's IPO turned former employees into millionaires. Blue Origin's options required a liquidity event like an IPO or sale to cash out, unlike SpaceX's periodic share sales. Some ex-Blue Origin workers expressed regret over not joining SpaceX despite better salaries and work-life balance at Blue Origin.
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