I agree that there is a stigma attached to being "fired", but in the real world it's something that can happen, for reasons completely unrelated to one's worth.

I agree that there is a stigma attached to being "fired", but in the real world it's something that can happen, for reasons completely unrelated to one's worth. For someone with a solid portfolio and demostrable previous experience, something like that should be nothing more than an unfortunate aside.