> The leaders of the company got quite a bit, so no, it is not unreasonable to expect those that are actually doing the work to get something. It is unreasonab

> The leaders of the company got quite a bit, so no, it is not unreasonable to expect those that are actually doing the work to get something. It is unreasonable to expect it, because that isn't how the law works. The employees can complain and file lawsuits all they want, but they'll probably lose. It's a fire sale with retention bonuses for the officers by the acquiring company. That is all very standard stuff that the courts of law will not overturn as unfair unless there was some fraud that goes beyond what was written in the story. A founder selling a very optimistic viewpoint of their company's future is not against the law. But guess what, if you are buying that viewpoint and trusting the founders, that's on you. As an employee you have the power to do 2 things: not join companies run by sleazy people and quit companies that are going poorly. If you don't exercise either of those options, you are leaving yourself wide open to be screwed. And look, if you want to sit back and tweet at how horrible these founders are, go for it. I do think bad behavior like this should be called out as a massive signal to any future employees not to work for companies started by these sleazeballs. But don't talk about how silicon valley is a rigged game that employees cannot win. Silicon valley right now is a fucking gold rush for employees. There are lots of great companies out there paying lots of money to software engineers who take the time to find them. This company was not one of them, and the employees gave up a lot of value working at some shit-ass company instead of finding a good one.