let go? right before the holidays? it s unthinkable but that s exactly what happened at better.com which is this fast growing digital mortgage company. we have a clip where you can actually hear the ceo kind of emotionlessly breaking the news to employees. if you re on this call, you are part of the unlucky group being laid off. your employment here is terminated effective immediately. that s crazy. somewhere even michael scott has to be cringing and shaking his head at those comments. the company said market efficiency, performance and productivity. let me read a statement from the cfo of the company. he said having to conduct layoffs is gut wrenching however a fortress balanced sheet and reduced and focused worksheet set us up to play offense going