New ask Hacker News story: Ask HN: What are the chances layoffs were pretext to end expensive early grants?

Ask HN: What are the chances layoffs were pretext to end expensive early grants?
4 by sparkleyshoddey | 3 comments on Hacker News.
I am / was an early employee at a now valuable company. My initial grant was still vesting. I was informed I was let go in a layoff, though the rest of my team or organization was not impacted. I was well-liked and had no performance issues. Another employee in my situation was also laid off. What are the chances we were selected not because of any of the stated reasons such as restructuring, but instead because our remaining equity grant was more valuable than the company wanted to pay out? What questions should I be asking?