SVB staff claim they got up to 50% of their salaries in company equity —now some may have lost millions in its collapse

A person walks beneath a Silicon Valley Bank sign (Credit: PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP - Getty Images)

Thankfully for clients of Silicon Valley Bank, there's light at the end of the tunnel: Their money will be backstopped by the government.

But for the SVB staff who managed those accounts, there's no silver lining in sight.