Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to me (twice)

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I’ve been fired twice 😅

Once for falling asleep while mopping floors overnight at a seniors home — my first job in university

The second time, I was working as a recruitment specialist during the pandemic

Hiring froze and my role was cut — while I was expecting my first child

Both moments hit hard

Both changed my life

Here are 3 things I learned from getting fired 👇

1. My job wasn’t my identity

When I got fired the second time — mid-pandemic, baby on the way — it hit me different

I felt embarrassed, like I’d failed

So much of how I saw myself was wrapped up in that job title

It was in my email signature, LinkedIn bio, and every intro I gave

And then — just like that — it was gone

I remember thinking, “If this can be taken so easily…maybe it was never really mine”

That was the moment I stopped job hunting and started building

That’s how OutreachGenius — my software company — was born