- Airbnb employees are increasingly agitating for the startup to go public (IPO) so they can cash in on stock options and shares.
- To keep them happy, boss Brian Chesky has offered perks including extended sabbaticals and higher retirement-matching.
- Some tranches of employee stock-awards are set to expire (become worthless) in November 2020.
- Since 2011, Airbnb has prohibited employees from selling shares.
- However, some current and former employees have circumvented the rule by selling on private secondary markets or taking out loans against their shares.
