Same here. We were acquired and surprise! We got to keep our jobs and if we stuck we'd receive enough shares that basically amounted to $30K at market value.

Same here. We were acquired and surprise! We got to keep our jobs and if we stuck we'd receive enough shares that basically amounted to $30K at market value. Acquisitions are rare events (given that 92% of the startups fold). And acquisition where employees actually make out enough to recoup their lost wages, even rarer. Employee beware.