Taylor recounts applying to Anthropic's Developer Relations role, aided by a glowing internal recommendation, and completing a secret take‑home assignment. They also published diggit.dev and a companion blog post about positive experiences with Claude, hoping for extra credit, and shared it on Hacker News where it hit the front page. After submitting the take‑home and the unsolicited extra credit, they received the “unfortunately” rejection email. The piece emphasizes that Anthropic did nothing wrong and expresses disappointment, while praising Claude Code and the author’s respect for Anthropic’s responsible‑AI approach. The essay revisits a previous Anthropic interview failure in 2022 caused by a misclick, but this time the best wasn't good enough, prompting a painful self‑examination about being “weird” and the struggle to turn off eccentricities. It touches on dating insecurities and the desire to fit a square hole, then affirms a commitment to authenticity, continuous improvement, and helping humanity thrive. Despite vulnerability, the author asserts they are not alone and vow to keep moving forward.