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Not really any major divergence here. It really sounds to me like most of these guys were just in over their heads and couldn't play 'the game.' I've seen nurses and doctors get chewed up by a small, rural hospital's bureaucracy - and most of them were flat-out amazing at their jobs.
This thing kind of reminds me of the Starks on Game of Thrones; those guys were studly warriors, accomplished leaders, and very well-respected for those skills throughout the land by pretty much everyone - they were even somewhat feared by the most powerful houses. And yet, in the span of about two months (probably more, but I'll accept a little hyperbole to illustrate my point) they got in over their heads playing court games and were shattered against the Iron Throne because they couldn't keep up with their contemporaries' level of intrigue and maneuvering.
A key difference between them and this group of former employees being: the Starks didn't go around whining about it. Every. Single. One of them stuck their chins out and did their best to make it through the mess and out the other side. You can't be guaranteed success or longevity in anything - the only thing you can really control is your response to what happens. These former employees failed to honorably deal with their defeat.
I'd be mad too, but I'd never be part of anything like this following something as simple as a politically motivated firing - heaven forbid they were actually let go because they weren't good enough at their jobs! ::gasp::
But yeah, the M's FO is horribly dysfunctional - no arguments there. Only question is: can they win in spite of it? Too early to tell, but this hatchet-job will definitely factor, however little, in the rest of the offseason.
P.S. I'll say that Wedge went out with what looked to be class, but this whole thing calls that into question for me. Don't think I'd hire the guy now :(