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Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apologizes to current employees for ‘blundering’ of mass layoffs; SPAC delayed



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Better.com CEO Vishal Garg apparently realizes he’s done wrong.
(As if the barrage of negative publicity wasn’t enough evidence of that.)
Today, a letter to current employees was leaked on Blind by a verified Better employee. In the letter, Garg apologized for the way he (mis)handled the layoff news last week, writing: “I failed to show the appropriate amount of respect and appreciation for the individuals who were affected and for their contributions to Better. I own the decision to do the layoffs, but in communicating it I blundered the execution. In doing so, I embarrassed you.”
Some might argue that he also embarrassed himself. Among the affected employees was the company’s diversity & inclusion team, according to multiple sources.
Earlier today, sources familiar with internal happenings within the company told TechCrunch the company’s VP of communications, Patrick Lenihan; head of public relations, Tanya Gillogl …

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