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What happens to my unvested stock options and RSUs after my employer terminated my position this afternoon without warning

ChatGPTgpt-62 queries11/1/2026
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.

SEED QUERY
What happens to my unvested stock options and RSUs after my employer terminated my position this afternoon without warning
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
California employee termination unvested RSUs stock options post termination exercise window plan agreement legal guidanceGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
California Labor Commissioner termination final wages stock options equity compensation terminationGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence

Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.

Query classes

Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.

ChatGPT real searches (2)
Short factOther / navigationalComparisonConsequence50%Reason50%DefinitionInstructionYes / no

Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.

Searches and sources

ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
California employee termination unvested RSUs stock options post termination exercise window plan agreement legal guidance Google ↗
California Labor Commissioner termination final wages stock options equity compensation termination Google ↗
  1. FINAL PAY · dir.ca.gov
  2. Paydays, pay periods, and the final wages · dir.ca.gov

Queries

2 queries · click a column to sort
Query / typeSearchIntentQuery classRouting formatClusterFreq ↓Weight
California employee termination unvested RSUs stock options post termination exercise window plan agreement legal guidance
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Reason——1x
of 1
California Labor Commissioner termination final wages stock options equity compensation termination
OBSERVED
Google ↗
AI Mode ↗
—Consequence——1x
of 1