This year has been a rough one for layoffs. In my now former company, one thing that helped keep survivors feeling better about the company was that it treated

This year has been a rough one for layoffs. In my now former company, one thing that helped keep survivors feeling better about the company was that it treated laid-off employees reasonably well, including accelerated vesting. It'll cost you the equity, but demonstrating that you treat people well will help the rest of the team.