[jedberg]

The cliff just creates artificial scarcity from what I've seen. When an employee is let go before 1 year, or quits because it isn't a good fit, I've always seen the company give what they would have vested in anyway (leave at 10 months? Get 10 months worth of vesting). It's really just the right thing to do, since they put work into your company.

[lawnchair_larry]

No one does this ever.

[jedberg]

My experience is very different than yours. I've never heard of anyone leaving before 1 year and not getting anything.