Not necessarily. There are a number of ways in which you can lose the rights to your shares, including clawbacks, or clauses in a contract that may stipulate c

Not necessarily. There are a number of ways in which you can lose the rights to your shares, including clawbacks, or clauses in a contract that may stipulate changes to the status of your equity post termination of your employment. A number of equity contracts I have seen also have clauses that state that the board may change the terms of the equity grants at their sole discretion. In other words, until you see an exit with your equity, it's not really your equity.