A UX Design “Influencer” Tried To Get Me Fired From Teaching

Fredrick Royster
13 min readJan 11, 2024

It is illegal to try to get someone fired using false claims

“Fred, I have a call from Human Resources on the line, they wish to speak with you, however, the matter is unrelated to your teaching here,” said the substitute teacher coordinator in a worrisome tone at the high school where I was employed as a permanent substitute special education teacher’s assistant for the 2022–2023 academic year.

As a worry wort/catastrophizer, my heart was racing as I could feel the adrenaline flood my system. My panic…

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Fredrick Royster

Lapsed Web Designer*UI/UX Professional* Electronic Dance Music Aficionado * Chicagoland (except that stint in Croatia!)