Farewell 18F

18F was my dream org. I first learned about it while considering UX back around 2014. I literally bookmarked the website into my “aspirational” folder.

I’m glad I made it in before it got wiped off the face of the earth tonight.

My first week there, I had a virtual coffee with the Chief of Staff, who told me that “18F doesn’t ship software, it ships culture.” Being new, I didn’t…