Most people would prefer to be paid a good salary for doing good work, rather than uncertain lottery tickets and an obligation to understand how they work.
I think most companies would prefer to operate this way, too.
I think most companies would prefer to operate this way, too.
But as it stands, I make a lot of money off those "uncertain" lottery tickets and demand a lot of them wherever I go.
Stock is literal ownership and it eases “ownership problems” proportionate to the meaningfulness of the expected value of the stock to the employeee-owner. It’s a powerful tool for increasing teamwork.