The unceremonious mass firing of 900 of his employees by Better.com CEO Vishal Garg, his temporary departure in November 2021 following a backlash, and a resignation spree sparked by his quiet return last month haven’t still hurt the US-based firm’s headcount.
If anything, it only increased from 8,100 last June to 9,300 by the end of 2021. This was likely due to a considerable role played by the traditional strengths of the Indian technology sector: plenty of affordable, English-speaking human capital amid a dearth of exactly that in the US.
Following a redistribution of talent by the New York-based online mortgage company, the bulk of the new jobs it generated—1,000—is now in India. The proportion of Better.com employees working in India increased from 38% on June 30 to 44% on Dec. 31, Bloomberg