brian_

I've been awarded options to buy stock but the accompanying legal documents make my head spin. Are there any common caveats or other things to look for in an employee options contract?

Would you advise seeking professional counsel to review them? If so, would this be in the realm of a CPA or a lawyer, and what would the process look like for them? Is this something people generally negotiate on, or is it more along the lines of take-what-is-offered?

I've seen it happen. For whatever reason, an employee starts to get frustrated. Fatigue, burnout, mounting responsibilities, etc. They start to become visibly discontent, turning down happy hours, pushing back hard on anything not within the scope of their job, maybe even dropping off-the-cuff remarks about other employees or managers. This type of negative attitude feeds upon itself as they look at the world through shit-colored glasses.

Have you ever been here and successfully lifted out of it? How do you stop the burning and begin to heal? Without quitting or being fired. How do you repair your relationships with other co-workers at the organization?