Layoff
Cuts 900 jobs
Better.com's CEO fired about 900 employees, 15% of the company, during a brief Zoom call.
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2021 Layoffs, Store Closures & RTO Mandates
Every layoff, store closure, and return-to-office announcement tracked in 2021, by month, with jobs affected where a source states it. Sources are linked from our coverage where available.
Last updated Oct 2, 2026
2021 at a glance
- Announcements in 2021
- 1
- Companies
- 1
- Jobs affected (reported)
- 900
- Stores closing
- 0
- Layoffs
- 1
- Store closures
- 0
- Return-to-office mandates
- 0
Jobs affected are as reported by each source, summed over the 1 of 1 announcements that state a number.
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2021 in numbers
Reported jobs by month and the mix of announcements
Jobs affected by month
900reported in 2021
| Month | 2021 jobs reported | 2021 announcements |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 |
| April | 0 | 0 |
| May | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 |
| December | 900 | 1 |
| Type | Announcements | Share | Jobs reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layoffs | 1 | 100% | 900 |
| Store closures | 0 | 0% | 0 |
| Return-to-office mandates | 0 | 0% | 0 |
Jobs are counted only where a source states a number, so months with large unquantified cuts read low. Every value is in the data download below.
2021 by month
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1 announcements
December 2021
1 announcement · 900 jobs reported
Layoff
Cuts 900 jobs
Better.com's CEO fired about 900 employees, 15% of the company, during a brief Zoom call.
Most jobs affected
Companies ranked by jobs reported affected in 2021
- 1Better.com1 announcement900
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Every published announcement, all years, one row per event. Column names are stable, and jobs affected are blank where no source states a number.
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