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Ask HN: Say I have shares of AMZN and soon will work there. What are the rules?

How are these shares treated legally that were acquired before my employment? Am I now restricted in when I sell those shares due to insider trading concerns? That is, do my pre-existing shares get lumped together with other shares that I get in the form of employee stock options?

I'm trying to decide if it'd make more sense to sell before my employment begins (assuming I'm comfortable with the share price at that time).