CEO who went viral for firing 900 employees on Zoom before Christmas is now mad that he got fired

NewsWorldAmericasCEO who went viral for firing 900 employees on Zoom before Christmas is now mad that he got firedVishal Garg, the CEO and founder of Better.com, was let go and replaced by a hedge fund manager who joined the company’s board only a week earlier, according to a report Isabel Keane in New York Sunday 16 August 2026 22:34 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b3033937","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/better-ceo-vishal-garg-fired-b3033937.html","title":"CEO who went viral for firing 900 on Zoom before Christmas is now mad he got fired"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-979","index":0}The CEO of Better.com, known for laying off 900 employees ahead of Christmas in 2021, was recently fired from the company, according to a report (Getty)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"pianoFieldName":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would li...