Mass firings at Twitter, Better.com show us the dark side of digital layoffsTwitter's approach resembles strategies adopted by a growing number of companies in recent years.
09 Nov, 2022, 06.07 PM IST
‘A cycle I wish would break.' Edelweiss MF CEO Radhika Gupta reveals why companies 'brutally' opt for mass sackingIn the last two years, big companies such as Better.com, Netflix, Meesho and Unacademy have gone through mass lay-offs.
18 Jun, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
Former executive alleges Better.com, CEO misled investors to ensure SPAC dealBetter.com's plan to go public through a merger with a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Aurora Acquisition Corp, in a deal that v...
08 Jun, 2022, 08.25 AM IST
It's a challenging time for start-ups. But Snapdeal boss sees a silver lining, says it was much-neededKunal Bahl said that many founders are helping their peers with network & unused laptops.
06 Jun, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
I'm 'personally liable' for $750million SoftBank loan: Better CEO Vishal GargAccording to a report, Better.com in recent weeks offered "its workers in India the option to leave under a voluntary separation agreement"...
14 May, 2022, 01.14 PM IST
Better.com does it again, lays off employees in an awful mannerVishal Garg's digital mortgage company has let go of nearly 3,000 employees in India and the US. The Indian-American CEO fired around 900 e...
19 Apr, 2022, 08.38 PM IST
Better.com's Vishal Garg offers paid severance, health insurance to those who quitAfter laying off nearly 4,000 employees in the US and India, digital mortgage lender Better.com -- under its Indian-origin CEO Vishal Garg ...
07 Apr, 2022, 09.23 PM IST
Mass firing: Better.com CEO Vishal Garg has reportedly sacked over 3,000 employees in US and IndiaGarg made headlines last year for laying off 900 employees on a Zoom call.
10 Mar, 2022, 01.05 PM IST
'Shocking & devastating.' 3000 people at Better.com get the sack after Vishal Garg returns as CEO, staff reveal they got no communicationEmployees received their severance cheques in the payroll app, which was accidentally rolled out early.
10 Mar, 2022, 12.36 PM IST
Vishal Garg-led Better.com fires thousands of workers in US, India in mass layoffThe company apparently forgot to change the date on its accompanying Workday app and employees reportedly saw severance cheques appearing i...
09 Mar, 2022, 09.07 PM IST
CCI clears Amazon’s Cloudtail takeover; Tiger, A91 tuck into Box8In late December we reported that Amazon was seeking regulatory approval to acquire Catamaran Ventures' entire stake in Prione Business Ser...
09 Mar, 2022, 07.19 PM IST
Better’s US Zoom firings leave 1,000 more workers in IndiaThe geographic shift, which effectively added 1,000 employees in India, could help Better.com stave off a downturn that’s left the company ...
16 Feb, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Better.com CEO apologises after laying off 900 employees via Zoom callVishal Garg, who has come under intense criticism after the SoftBank-backed company laid off about 9% of its workforce through the video ca...
09 Dec, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
Better.com CEO apologises after laying off 900 employees via Zoom callVishal Garg, who has come under intense criticism after the SoftBank-backed company laid off about 9% of its workforce through the video ca...
09 Dec, 2021, 10.07 AM IST
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apologises after laying off 900 employees over ZoomVishal Garg, head of online mortgage originator Better.com, convened employees over the video streaming platform and told them "if you are ...
08 Dec, 2021, 11.29 PM IST
CEO Vishal Garg of Better.com fires 900 employees on a three-minute Zoom call, says 'this is the second time I'm doing this in my career'Garg started off by warning the employees that he comes with a piece of bad news: "I come to you with not great news."
08 Dec, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
Indian-origin CEO fires over 900 employees over Zoom call in USOn a Zoom webinar last Wednesday, Better.com CEO Vishal Garg abruptly announced that the mortgage company is laying off about 9 per cent of...
06 Dec, 2021, 09.33 PM IST