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For fifteen years, I was labeled a "bad fit" at job after job. Too direct. Too questioning. Too unwilling to pretend dysfunction was normal.
Nine layoffs later, I realized the pattern: organizations hire problem-solvers, then eliminate them when systemic issues persist. The label "bad fit" isn't about personal failure—it's about refusing to participate in broken systems.
This memoir reframes workplace trauma as evidence of integrity, not inadequacy. Using frameworks from Object-Oriented User Experience (OOUX), I map the patterns that keep appearing: the scapegoat economy, the CEOzilla trap, the isolation of NDAs that prevent workers from recognizing they're not alone.
What makes this different from other workplace memoirs:
This isn't a story about overcoming adversity or finding your passion. It's about recognizing that being fired for telling the truth is evidence the system is working exactly as designed—to protect itself, not the people doing the work.
How to recognize toxic workplace patterns before they cost you your sanity. Why "cultural fit" is often a weapon against those who identify problems. The economic structures that keep workers isolated and silent. And most importantly: that being labeled "difficult" for speaking truth isn't a character flaw—it's often the sanest response to insane systems.
This book combines personal vulnerability with systemic analysis, grounding abstract concepts in lived experience across startups, government contractors, and Fortune 100 companies.
If you've ever been told you're "not a culture fit" after identifying real problems, this book is for you. If you've watched colleagues get fired for asking uncomfortable questions, this is for you. If you're tired of being gaslit into thinking your integrity is a career liability, this is definitely for you.