Our management changed and it's been stressful for everyone but she didn't handle it well. I recognized that she was having anxiety problems and panic attacks and explained that to her. She got some meds and that helped relieve that. Long story short, her position, which is the only one that existed, they decided to end it and have her work a different duty. She has lots of skills and experience so I knew she would be fully capable, but she was a mess, nearly crying and such.
This is why I don't feel bad for her:
She's over 60 and will be retiring soon. She owns a nice house. She has a new car she paid cash for. She has half a million dollars in her retirement account and it's invested and growing.
Day after day I had to listen to her venting to me, coaching her anxiety, she was even texting me at home on my days off and calling me to talk about it. She's laying this on me everyday while I'm also managing the same anxiety from the same workplace…however I'm half her age and: do not own a house, do not have a new car, and certainly do not have anywhere near what she has saved up. I wanted to be able to buy a house around this time and have focused on my credit to were it's nearly perfect. I've tried to do all the right things but there simply aren't any houses that one adult with my income can afford. The ones that do get listed go to buyers who bid tens of thousands over asking price. All I want is a small house that I can pay off in time for my own retirement so I have a decent air conditioned box to die in. And I have really lost hope in achieving that.
But I'm supposed to feel bad for a person almost retired who owns a house and has plenty of money saved up that she can live on. I feel nothing.