[recycled sixtie]

I had a friend who bought company stock and the company went broke and of course he lost both his job and his investment. I too bought co. stock years back.
We had no choice as they deducted it from pay. A few years later the stock became worthless.

From my experience it has not been good . The way your co. is being run it does not sound employee friendly. The conditions of purchase are restricted. If it was me I would be buying only a small amount. However that is just my 5 cents worth.

Don't forget you are working for the co. as well as investing in it. So if it goes belly up you lose twice. Diversification of your assets and talents is key.