Toastmasters, and Losing Someone from Work

We had a USPTO Toastmasters meeting today -- well, actually, it was yesterday, because I slept after dinner, I'm online, and soon I'll be back in bed. I gave a speech that was well received, but what shocked me was that I saw a friend of mine there, and she had just been fired. She wasn't an examiner, she worked in Human Resources, and I think she was a contractor rather than a civil servant. Her being fired came as a total shock to her; from what she said, she seems to have upset a few people by insisting on doing her job right, and telling them that they had to follow procedure.

I don't know the full truth, but she seemed to me to a reliable, organized person. She said that she had already gotten in touch with headhunters, and she expects to find a new job soon. I wasn't the only person who was astonished at the news. I certainly wish her well, and will help her if I can.