He Fired 900 People Over Zoom and Was Later Ousted by Better’s Board. Now He Wants Back In
Better says Garg used misleading statements and shareholder outreach to try to reverse his removal after the board cited $1.5 billion in losses.
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CEO Who Fired 900 on Zoom and Called Staff 'Monkeys' Is Being Sued by His Very Own Company
Vishal Garg, the former chief executive who abruptly dismissed 900 employees during a two-minute virtual meeting, is now facing intense legal action from his former employer. Better Home & Finance has filed a lawsuit against its founder in federal court, accusing the ousted executive of orchestrating a 'scorched-earth campaign' to forcefully regain control of the business. Garg initially captured global attention during the pandemic after a reco…
Remember the CEO who fired 900 people on Zoom? Now the tables have turned · American Wire News
A former Better Home & Finance CEO who laid off nearly 1,000 employees right before Christmas 2021 is now upset that he too has been axed. Former Better Home & Finance CEO Vishal Garg told CNN that he was fired on Aug. 3 when the board voted to replace him with Daniel Lewis. The termination came about five years after Garg laid off 900 people in an online conference call just days prior to Christmas 2021. “If you’re on this call, you are part of…
The CEO of the tech who had fired 900 employees during a 79-second Zoom call, then was thanked, now asks the company to reinstate him to his former position, for a salary of $1 per yearVishal Garg, the CEO of a technological start-up that became infamous in 2021 for having fired 900 employees during a 79-second Zoom call, is fighting today to recover his former position. Evinced from Better Home & Finance on August 3, 2026 after years of losses …
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