I suppose the clause is to prevent the (hypothetical) case of an employee working 1 day and leaving with 4 years worth of potential stock options. A company ca

I suppose the clause is to prevent the (hypothetical) case of an employee working 1 day and leaving with 4 years worth of potential stock options. A company can certainly do what you suggest (i think), but I dont think companies operate to personally screw ex-employees :)