On The Privilege of Firing Yourself

"Face Plant" by hbp_pix is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

I need to confess my bias up front. I've switched careers twice. I was lucky to make the call myself each time before circumstances (or authority figures) did it for me. Each time, I had what social scientists call "high agency" in my decision. No one in 'authority' saw it coming.

'Firing myself' is the…