Today I was basically told to stop pursuing UX by a veteran in the industry. It hurt.
Every time I sat at my desk since, my soul sank, my body became cold and my mind beat itself up. I’m having a hard time working today.
But I’m doing this for *me*
So I just keep swimming
Tyler Nishida
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- Replying to @TylerNishidaBut despite what their issue is, I’m grateful— because when I do get hired, it’ll be that much sweeter.
- Replying to @TylerNishidaThanks everyone! You’re all amazing. I respect the person I spoke to and I’m going to keep them private. Their comments hurt me extra because I viewed them as a mentor and I was just asking if they’d read a cover letter I had just wrote.
- 😯Damn this is pretty cool. I was changing some css and it suggested the new variable I was changing it to. Did not know @figma could do this.
- I’m suddenly moving to LA. What’s it like as a product designer there? Hope I have some Twitter friends there!
- Replying to @DougCollinsUXI like google maps. Unlike my girlfriend, who gets upset when I miss a turn, google maps just accepts my mistake and calmly reroutes me.
- Replying to @lilykoningsI still think about how you responded to my DM last year and gave me a referral. that meant a whole, whole, whole, lot to me. And that helped me be well prepared for my future interviews, which led me to a job. Thank you and I’m happy for your promotion! Super well deserved!!!
- #MyYangStory begins on Valentine's day. My gf was hit by a car a month before and I forgot to pick a movie so we watched a youtube video of Andrew Yang on Joe Rogan. She thought it was gonna suck and I had low expectations, but we have been #yanggang ever since! #ISupportYang
- I’m seeing people say they’re coming to Hawaii because they rather get “coronavirus on the beach” than at home. If u wanna come here because it’s cheap, I get it. Enjoy your trip. But FYI if you‘re sick in #Hawaii, you won’t be at the beach. You‘ll be in quarantine.
- Getting the ISA cancelled took months of work because they wouldn’t let us cancel. Months. And this is bittersweet, cause at the end of the day, I want to sue. But to cancel our isa, we had to sign a contract saying we won’t sue Cancellation wasn’t enough and they probably knew
- Replying to @AndrewYangChappelle said that this also trains the kids who might bring a gun to the school. 😐



