“I was fired. That’s on me—I took a job with a heavy coding component, and I’m not an experienced coder. I thought I’d be able to get up to speed quickly enough, but I underestimated how much I’d need to learn. They made the right call, and I was relieved to be able to go back to focusing on design work.” • “It ended up being a bad fit. They were looking for design expertise when I’m really a copywriter, not a designer. Ultimately we agreed that it didn’t make sense for me to be in that role.” 13. Explaining why
