If you are laid off, unvested RSUs are usually forfeited unless the separation agreement says otherwise. Ask before you sign.
Often 90 days, but your grant agreement sets the deadline. ISOs keep ISO tax treatment only if exercised within 3 months of leaving. Not tax advice.
Only if leaving now beats the block that vests at the cliff. Leave a day early and that first block typically forfeits. This page does not tell you to leave.
Often yes, if you signed a repayment agreement and leave before its retention period ends. Some states limit these terms. Not legal advice.
Golden handcuffs are unvested value that makes leaving expensive. They are a number and a set of dates, not a moral claim. Dates matter. This page does not tell you to leave.
ISOs can lose ISO status after a post-termination exercise window. NSOs are taxed as ordinary income on the spread at exercise. Strike, FMV, and the window change the cash question. This is not tax advice.
No. Adding up unvested value on a device you control is private work. Not a profile, not a listing, not a notice to your employer.
Use the grants you already have, a leave date, and a competing package only if you have one. Keep the work on a device you control. Nobody at the company needs to see it.
Unvested RSUs are typically forfeited when you quit. The company plan governs. Vested units you keep, subject to settlement, trading windows, and tax.
A 409A valuation is a private-company fair market value for common stock, used to price option grants. It is not a preferred round price. Stale reports misstate paper value. Private paper is not cash.
Walking away from equity costs the unvested value you forfeit. Not vested equity you keep. Not a competing package. The remainder you give up on the way out.