I wish you the best fortune. Sometimes these types of things are blessings in disguise. Your case reminds me alot of when my husband got fired years ago, by the new owners who bought the company he managed. He did rent-to-own collections and literally almost had a 100% recovery rate on lost goods. A complete turnaround from the wya they were running things before him.. I honestly think that sometimes people like you and him are too good for certain jobs; that is my only explanation for the decisions of sometimes-moronic higher-ups.
I hope you get that job you are after