Dear Amy: I am a 58-year-old worker who was recently laid off. My company hired someone to turn around the department and she failed miserably. The company terminated her and then threw the babies out with the bathwater, getting rid of me and another coworker at the same time. I guess it worked out well for them because the other fired coworker and I were outspoken about what was going on in our department. We knew the new business model would fail and it did. The hiring manager who created this mess in this extremely toxic environment is a nightmare. Most employees fear her because she is cruel, condescending, and a narcissist.