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Because I was so well known at the company, whenever I was laid off,

I was deemed as a security risk.

So I had to like come in at the end of the day on Friday,

I was not allowed to see my team or talk to anyone.

And I walked into my office and my desk is covered in these like Polaroid photos.

And every single person that I had worked with took a photo of

themselves holding up a sign about how it affected them.

This is Design Matters with Debbie Milman from Design Observer.com.

On this episode, Debbie talks with designer Stephen Gates

about why it's important for a brand not to be liked by everybody.

For most brands, whether they are personal, whether they are for companies, people will try to like,

I want to please everybody, I want everybody to love me. I want, and that's just not real.

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