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- OpenAI pressured departing employees to sign NDAs or risk losing vested equity, Vox reported.
- Equity is crucial in tech compensation, often outweighing lower starting salaries.
- CEO Sam Altman and OpenAI said they will not claw back equity.
OpenAI's turbulent month continues, with a series of stories highlighting how the company has pressured departing employees over tech's most precious commodity: stock.
A Vox story on Saturday said the company could take back vested equity if departing employees did not sign a non-disparagement agreement.