Better.com CEO apologizes for firing 900 workers via Zoom: "I blundered"
One worker said Zoom firing was a "kick in the gut," noting that mortgage firm had recently secured $750 million in new funding.
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One worker said Zoom firing was a "kick in the gut," noting that mortgage firm had recently secured $750 million in new funding.
One of the Better.com employees fired in a now-infamous Zoom call is helping organize a private job fair for the 900 workers laid-off last week.
Three top executives at Better.com have reportedly resigned from the mortgage lender after CEO Vishal Garg received major backlash for awkwardly firing at least 900 employees over Zoom. Additional bizarre communications from Garg have leaked out, such as an email reading: "You are a bunch of DUMB DOLPHINS and…DUMB DOLPHINS get caught in nets and eaten by sharks. SO STOP IT. STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW. YOU ARE EMBARRASSING ME."
The person delivering the bad news should be as thoughtful as possible in how they conduct themselves and how they treat the people being let go.
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