I was fired today because yesterday I finally decided to stand up for myself. A coworker of mine has had problems with multiple employees (getting three of them fired by constantly complaining about them to management). She acts like she is a manager and tells people what to do when she has the same position as everyone else. Since I started she has targeted me trying to get management to fire me. She brags to other coworkers about how she has the head of the company wrapped around her finger and she could get me fired in a second. Well yesterday she destroyed a display that I made because she thought it was “ugly” and when I tried to stand up for myself she ran to our manager complaining about me. I walked in when I overheard her talking about me and attempted to explain myself (understandably I was a bit upset and shaken up so I probably didn't do a great job defending myself). I made the decision to put in my two weeks notice and tell them I would stay if they were to terminate her. Today I went in to tell upper management that and they told me I was being terminated immediately for not being able to get along with a coworker. Now she is telling all of the employees that she was able to get me fired and saying horrible things about me. I feel defeated and disrespected by the company. They continue to promote a toxic work environment after multiple people have come forward and refused to work with her.