DITTO, DITTO!! Thank you for sharing your experience. I have recently gone through the same thing (different profession) but got fired last week. I had only been in the job for 6 mos. Never mind it was in healthcare. Nurses can be so cruel to one another. I was also surprised by meetings with my manager sprung on me pointing out my errors (or differences in practice). There was no room for alternative ways of practicing, only her way or it's wrong. I also choose not to socialize with work people. I act in a professional manner and have no desire to belong to the clique. I just wanted to best serve my patients. SHAME ON ME!! You are not alone in this crazy, mixed up society. As a psychiatrist once said to me, "There are no normal people, just the undiagnosed!".