Dear Bob ...I've written you several times, most recently about bullying in the workplace. At the time your advise was to get out, which I didn't take by directly quitting. Instead I worked through the re-organization, getting a new boss, and keeping the joint running.My new boss just fired me on Friday, approximately 6 months after the re-org. He gave no explanation about what wasn't working out between us, nor Dear Bob …I’ve written you several times, most recently about bullying in the workplace. At the time your advise was to get out, which I didn’t take by directly quitting. Instead I worked through the re-organization, getting a new boss, and keeping the joint running.My new boss just fired me on Friday, approximately 6 months after the re-org. He gave no explanation about what wasn’t working out between us, nor any attempt to provide guidance as to what his plans were that I was no longer fitting into. My disappointment in “my company” is that they let a 24 year employee go without the basic communication that makes it impossible to fire truly incompetent and difficult employees lower down. – Set Free!Dear Free …Sorry to hear the Who turned out to be right – that your new boss was same as the old boss. If you were fired for cause, shame on your managers for not giving you the opportunity to improve your performance – impossible if you don’t know in which direction “improvement” lies. And if, as seems likely, you were fired because of some intangible factor (I’ve known people who were fired for being the only competent manager in a gaggle of empty suits, for example), shame on your managers again, both for being empty suits and for failing to recognize that you were one of the reasons they were in a position to keep their jobs.Despite the myths and the books, it isn’t the case that being fired is always the best thing that can happen to everyone. It’s just that “Being fired was a colossal pain in the neck” is a lousy title for a self-help book.I think that from what you’ve told me, in this case being fired will probably turn out to be a blessing. I still contend that for anyone in a lousy employment situation, taking charge of the situation by leaving under your own steam is even better. Good luck with your next adventure.– Bob Technology Industry