[late2part]

I would handle it publicly if I felt I was treated unfairly in a way that suggests the company is inherently biased.

I don't understand your use of 'clawed back.' Commonly stock options don't vest until the first year - were your options really clawed back or were they unvested at termination?

Why were you fired?

It's plausible you can make a statement anonymously, while your employer would know who it is, most hiring managers in the future wouldn't know it was you, or of the issue.

There's nothing wrong with going on unemployment when you're terminated. You directly or indirectly pay for that unemployment insurance.

[btym]

>I don't understand your use of 'clawed back.' Commonly stock options don't vest until the first year - were your options really clawed back or were they unvested at termination?

I believe they're saying that they had less than a week til their options would vest, but the company pulled the rug out from under them.

[late2part]

Words have very specific meanings. Most employee equity contracts require 1 year of service before vesting. If the company played dirty and terminated him at 51 weeks to avoid granting the options, that's not cool but it's within the scope of the agreement.

Clawback in this context has a specific meaning - http://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/clawback.asp.

See also http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/28/business/dealbook/wells-fa...

Clawback is taking back something given. Since quite likely the options were never vested or transferred, they weren't clawed back.

[VestingBurn]

Yes, I misused the term. Their actions were within the scope of the agreement.

[smoyer]

I was also wondering how long your probation period was.