All well and good, if they made this clear to the employees who were fired when they were hired. "Oh, and I'd like to point out that if you're terminated before a liquidity event, we can purchase all your stock back, even the shares you purchased. You know, this isn't a startup. We're in this to flip this sucker over and make a ton. If you're with us at the end, then you'll benefit, otherwise you won't."