A shrew, Do the team a large, and nail her ass to the wall.
You never know how many guys you will save by doing so.
IF your ass is squeaky-clean.
Well, I can't really disagree with this; at the very least this person should pay for using her position to screw with her employees.
But what is more important to you, OP? If you want to work again for WF, it seems like you could pursue this; you might even be able to kill both birds with the same stone. If your story is credible to WF HR, which is the story you would tell "I love working for WF but this manager created this problem for me at this branch, so since I am not the one at fault here can I come back and work for WF at another branch?", it would be likely something their HR would first look at regarding getting you working again, and then possibly investigating to see if there is a pattern with that manager.
Power corrupts, and people usually revert to their base behavior, even those who tell themselves they will change. She has either done this before, or will do it again; maybe a little of both. It won't stop until someone blows the whistle. Hell, I would even play this card if I really didn't want to go back to WF, just to light that fire under HR regarding that manager. If you don't do something like this its on you. If you do, now its on Wells.
When I hear "eligible for rehire" to me that means you start out with at least a 50/50 chance of resolving this in your favor, with everything to gain and nothing to lose by trying. And don't be afraid to push for full benis and full seniority. IOW, full reinstatement at the same pay grade. Some companies fire and then rehire at a lower rate, especially if you might seem desperate, so don't be.
You could even take the opportunity to offer to fill a position higher than the one you had (assuming, of course, that you are qualified). Act like you can do them that as a favor to solve the musical chairs mess she created. It's unlikely you would go up in stature, but its an innocent way to let them know that you are confident in your story and that you are right, and that you consider yourself a serious, valuable employee. Go big or go home, right? Maybe that's cheeky, not your style, and a slight risk, but if I were HR and you ended your story that way, I would be more likely to be pushed off the fence in your direction.
But regardless how you do that, its important to position yourself as "I just want to go back to work". Don't give them the impression you are just there to stick it to them or that manager. Even if you are. Position yourself as if your attitude is that all of that is water under the bridge, and that you've accepted that things happen and you've moved on. If they perceive that you may have an ax to grind they will probably circle the wagons, and then you get nothing; no job, and no justice. Presentation, and tone, are everything.
What would really be great is you get your job back at a different branch, work hard and get promoted above her, and then transfer back into her branch. It might be worth doing just on the offhand chance that could happen. Karma's a bitch.
And here's the other thing: if you don't get fired a couple of times in your life, that means you are not willing to take a risk or push the envelope in a positive way, and the whole reason we are here is to push the envelope; that is what evolution is all about. If you just play everything way safe all the time, you're not really contributing; you're just a nameless sheep, a faceless cipher, breathing air that belongs to the rest of us who are here to change the world. Remember, you were looking for a job when you first got that one. This too shall pass.
