That's regular luck, or at least not bad. Options worth > $0 is an occasion of very, very good luck.

> Options worth > $0 is an occasion of very, very good luck.

Why do you think that?

It doesn’t require ‘very, very good luck’ for most companies shares to not collapse.

If you work for a big company like Oracle or IBM your options have cash value no luck needed.

> Oracle or IBM

What? These are public companies; short-dated OTM options have > $0 value only in volatile markets. But these companies don't pay employees in options.

Options as tech startup employee compensation vs. Options in general

That's expected. Most startups never recoup the funding they raised.