Slate Money - Better Does Worse
This week, Felix Salmon, Emily Peck and Stacy-Marie Ishmael talk about Better.com’s CEO firing tons of employees via Zoom, DoorDash’s dark stores and increased hiring, and New York City Council passing a measure to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections.
In the Plus segment: What’s going on with inflation now.
Mentioned In the show:
Better.com CEO Firings
“Better CEO ‘Taking Time Off Effective Immediately’: Email” by Maxwell Strachan
“The Dark Side of 15-Minute Grocery Delivery” by Lev Kushner and Greg Lindsay
“Closed Movie Theaters Leave Void From Small Towns to Big Cities” by Brian…
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