Hard to Fire

The Walkaway Number · Chapter 11 · Test what survives the badge

The Status Dependency Audit

Test how much professional identity, evidence, and access survives without the current employer.

Output: A total score, two lowest dependencies, one ninety-day test, an employer-approval flag, and a dated rescore.

Time: Twenty minutes

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Total scoreUnresolved
Dependency bandUnresolved
Two lowest dependenciesUnresolved

1. Score the seven dependencies

One means highly employer-dependent. Five means strongly portable. Evidence beats optimism.

1. Introduction

Can you explain the work without leading with employer and title?

2. Disappearance

Would people in the field recognize your work if the company vanished?

3. Body of work

Do approved public artifacts carry your name?

4. Network

Would important relationships survive a job change?

5. Cocktail party

Can you discuss the work without title as scaffolding?

6. External value

Has anyone outside the employer validated the problem you solve?

7. Transition

Have you built any lawful, non-confidential activity that would continue after departure?

2. Define the ninety-day test

High dependency calls for one approved artifact and three durable relationships before relying on external status or revenue.

3. Completion route

The audit still has an unresolved score, evidence note, test, approval flag, or rescore date.

Boundary

Don't use confidential information, imply employer endorsement, or outrun publicity, IP, and outside-work policy.

Completion Test

Score all seven questions with evidence, name the two lowest dependencies, define one ninety-day test, record the approval gate, and date the rescore.

Monday Move

Explain the problem you solve without naming the company or title. If the sentence collapses, good. You found the first dependency.

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