When my current company (~200 employee startup) got acquired about 5 years ago my internal stock was translated into about 20k. We then had a 10k payout for st

When my current company (~200 employee startup) got acquired about 5 years ago my internal stock was translated into about 20k. We then had a 10k payout for staying an additional year. Considering everyone assumed that our internal stock would never be worth anything, I was fairly pleased overall.