Fintech CEO forced to apologize for firing 900 people via Zoom

Published December 9, 2021 4:11pm ET



Vishal Garg, the CEO of online mortgage lending company Better.com, was forced to apologize for laying off 900 of his employees via Zoom after video of the call went viral on social media.

After firing almost 10% of his workforce, Garg came under strong criticism, which compelled him to apologize for handling the firings in an insensitive fashion.

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