Best timing to join Roblox and maximizing number of shares in initial grant?

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ndmC02

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ndmC02
Jan 18 53 Comments

Assuming Roblox stock price will be stable where it is, based on how initial grant share price is calculate at Roblox, when’s the earliest I should join to maximize my grant number of shares?

I have a live offer I accepted end of last year with an initial grant of 1M. I’m still holding for visa paperwork, but I guess there’s no rush now since share price is an average of the last 2 months or something like that and it was $140 less than a month ago.

TC before/after: 400k/500k

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  • Roblox
    nonsmoking

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    nonsmoking
    Q: When did software engineers start thinking like Wall Street investment bankers about their jobs?

    A: When they started getting paid as much as investment bankers.
    Jan 19 18
    • Roblox
      idkwn

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      idkwn
      You were replying to me, and then said "you". Confusion galore... 😂
      Jan 23
    • Apple
      ndmC02

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      ndmC02
      OP
      I was getting a lot of heat from you guys for getting away of using the word passion. I enjoy my work, and honestly past certain TC, I just care about working at a place with fun projects and good WLB, but I don’t think passion is for me or most people in our field.
      Jan 23
  • Roblox
    brrrrrrrq

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    brrrrrrrq
    It specifies the grant calculation in your offer. It's the average of sixty trading days prior to the last day of the month before you joined. So you'd need to push back your start date to March or April to really make a dent
    Jan 30 8
    • New
      H9263f

      New

      H9263f
      Ah OK, that definitely clarifies things. Thanks for the info OP!
      Feb 15
    • New
      H9263f

      New

      H9263f
      If you don't mind me asking, how long does the visa process take? Are you from Canada and getting a TN visa, or from somewhere else?
      Feb 15
  • Roblox
    jdGi12

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    jdGi12
    2008
    Jan 18 1
    • Apple
      ndmC02

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      ndmC02
      OP
      I’d say you could get better ROIs for such a long period. Maybe joint 1-2 years before the IPO (2018ish) is the sweet spot
      Jan 18
  • New
    wlbdude

    New

    wlbdude
    Ic5?
    Jan 18 8
  • Roblox
    woQi74

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    woQi74
    Joining at beginning or end of the month gets the same grant price
    Jan 18 4
    • Roblox
      zctN63

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      zctN63
      ask to talk to someone in comp team. they are pretty open to talking about how things work so you can maximize your grant. a lot of things have been in flux in comp so things may have changed.
      Jan 19
    • Roblox
      LoongView

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      LoongView
      Did you reach out to your recruiter/comp and find out exactly how the grant is calculated?
      Sorry I could not be more helpful as things are charging all the time...
      Jan 21