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Isn't there a blackout period for the hoi polloi that prevent them from selling for ~90 days after the IPO? Big shots get to sell ofc but your average employee will have to watch the post-IPO slump go deeper and deeper.

Still probably worth waiting out, but it's not like there's a big payday at the end of this rainbow for most. Could probably negotiate some kind of bonus with new employer to offset that loss, even.




It can be higher than that, 6 months is not unheard of.

It's a long time and stock can go down during that period.




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