<p>Thank you all so much for your kind words and advice. She had been there almost 2 years and it is her only experience in this industry. The company has a code of conduct which seems to pretty much have been ignored by the manager. Although she is relieved to be far away from this manager, she is angry and is writing a letter to the VP that covers that department. I agree that it wouldn’t get her job back but she is concerned about her coworkers that remain. She is nervous about today’s interview and was practicing how to get through the “why aren’t you there” question.
I’m taking this harder than she is. I was a bit weepy and she looked me in the eye and said “Mom, I did a good job. I have my freedom. I don’t have to go to work and be made to feel worthless.” My siblings and their kids are all superachievers. We’re not. I’m hoping that no one finds out. We used to play a game when going to family events, “how soon til we get a snarky comment” None of them helped when she was looking for a job after graduation and I’d never hear the end of it if she tried to network through any of them now. I don’t need the pity.</p>