(Content warning: video includes profanity, with a viewer swearing at Garg when he announces the layoffs.) Layoffs came 'out of nowhere' Meanwhile, videos posted on social media of Garg's mass firing have racked up hundreds of thousands of views, with this one on Twitter receiving more than 500,000 views as of Tuesday morning. 'How long did the meeting last? Well, it was suppose to be 15 mins, Vishal did it in 5 mins and in laughable fashion.' Garg sent out an email an hour before the meeting - 'no background just an ominous invitation,' one Glassdoor reviewer said, giving the company three stars out of five. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.Meanwhile, is seeing a backlash on company review sites like and, with some people citing the company's 'bad leadership.' People who identified themselves as former employees on Glassdoor singled out the Zoom call and management as problematic.

™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. That person was later placed on administrative leave for bullying. The Daily Beast reported in August that one of Garg’s most “loyal lieutenants” received massive perks, such as millions of dollars worth of stock options that could be vested immediately, not comparable to other employees. You are a bunch of DUMB DOLPHINS… SO STOP IT. Garg has been involved in controversy before, as evidenced by an email he sent to staff that was obtained by Forbes. The company is prepared to have more than $1 billion on its balance sheet. The Softbank-backed mortgage lender announced in May it was going public through an SPAC and last week received $750 million in cash as part of the deal. The last time I did it, I cried,” Garg said on the call, which remained short and emotionless.Īmong those fired were the diversity, equity and inclusion recruiting team.

“This is the second time in my career I’m doing this and I do not want to do this. Fortune later reported Garg accused the employees of “stealing” from their colleagues and customers by being unproductive and only working two hours a day. Garg cited market efficiency, performance and productivity as the reason behind the firings.

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