I don't know, to me the statement begs the question "So why wasn't it a great fit?". People are going to speculate regardless of an announcement from you, if it were me I would prefer to just keep my head low and let those who really care to know/I care to tell ask me (or Tesla) personally without a bunch of unneeded commentators jumping in and potentially putting negative connotations in my mouth.
But I hadn't seen that Telsa released a similar statement, and that changes the context quite a bit to match what you describe.
Re:Tesla hires Andrej Karpathy
by erikpukinskis on Wednesday June 21, 2017 @01:35AM
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There are thousands of ecological niches. I'm the kind of programmer who takes time off to make gnocchi and think shallow thoughts about quantum physics. Not every company is into that. Some are. It's not a judgement against anyone, it's just a question of fit.
> I don't know, to me the statement begs the question "So why wasn't it a great fit?"
That's not "begging the question" [1].
If the alternative is phony politeness and masking reality under a guise of everything went great then I prefer this approach.
This is a great aspect of the software industry IMO. And if you want to get lots of job offers then build some great OSS projects like this guy. It's a great way to demonstrate your skill and attract a following which guarantees you job offers.