Better.com CEO to take time off after firing hundreds of employees over Zoom

Vishal Garg apologizes for failing to show the appropriate amount of respect and appreciation' for laid-off staff

The CEO of online mortgage lender Better.com will be taking time off" from his role after he abruptly fired more than 900 employees via a Zoom call last week, according to an email from the company's board of directors to employees Friday.

Vishal Garg, who founded the company in 2016, told the employees on the call that they are part of the unlucky group that is being laid off".