The pandemic has pushed employees who receive company stock options to look for help from advisors, Schwab Stock Plan Services reported Tuesday.

Two-thirds of employees who have recently sold stock options did so because of the pandemic, according to a Schwab survey, which was based on 1,000 individuals receiving stock options. Thirty-nine percent of those surveyed said they were more likely to need financial advice due to the pandemic.

“Without question, 2020 has introduced an unprecedented level of uncertainty, forcing participant investors to reprioritize their long- and short-term financial needs,” Amy Reback, vice president of Schwab Stock Plan Services, said in a statement. “For many, reprioritizing those needs is a practical response to an unexpected event such as a furlough, reduced income or unexpected medical expenses.”

While the majority of participants are planning to use their equity compensation for retirement, the survey showed there was a slight uptick this year in those using the equity compensation to meet immediate financial needs.

Eighty-five percent of those surveyed said they would like their employer to provide more education about their plans and a majority said they were not sure how specific equity compensation types fit into their portfolio.

“Equity compensation plays an important role in the employer-employee relationship,” Schwab said. “More than three-quarters of respondents said equity compensation is a very attractive benefit, and an increasing number consider it to be the main reason or one of the main reasons they took their current job.”

“Employees, especially Millennials, are demanding equity compensation as a highly desirable component of workplace benefits packages,” Reback said. “Employers who offer equity compensation beyond the C-Suite as part of their overall employee value proposition significantly differentiate themselves from those who only offer health and retirement benefits.”

Currently, equity compensation makes up nearly a third of employees’ net worth on average for those who have it, and for Millennials it makes up 43% of their net worth, the survey showed.

“Equity compensation often represents a substantial amount of an individual’s wealth and the stakes are very high. Participant investors are more engaged with their finances than ever before due to the pandemic,” Reback said.