‘Unhinged’ Better.com Boss Forced to Take Time Off as Employees Revolt

‘Effective immediately’

“Employees are calling for a head,” a company source, who argued that Vishal Garg stepping down is a cosmetic fix, told The Daily Beast.

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Published Dec. 10 2021 9:49AM EST

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Better.com CEO Vishal Garg is “taking time off effective immediately,” as employees revolt over a mass layoff he executed in brutal fashion at the start of the month.

In an email obtained by The Daily Beast, the company’s board of directors—which had previously granted Garg exceptionally

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‘Unhinged’ Better.com Boss Forced to Take Time Off as Employees Revolt

“Employees are calling for a head,” a company source, who argued that Vishal Garg stepping down is a cosmetic fix, told The Daily Beast.

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‘Unhinged’ Better.com Boss Forced to Take Time Off as Employees Revolt

“Employees are calling for a head,” a company source, who argued that Vishal Garg stepping down is a cosmetic fix, told The Daily Beast.

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