feeling like a total failure

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today i was fired from my job.
this is the third time in the last year, fourth in the last year and a half.
before that, i had worked with the same company for 18 years...kinda just got into a comfort zone and worked my way up to the ranks of management.
but since i was let go from that job, things have just gone downhill. i can't seem to find a job and hang onto it. something always happens...usually someone with some kind of influence doesn't like me. this time, it was my assistant manager convinced my district manager that i wasn't doing my job, and without even talking to me about the accusations, today decided to let me go, telling me that it was 'either i let go the entire staff, or i let go the manager. so i'm letting you go.'
so i have to go job hunting again...which i am getting to be good at, seeing as i have spent the better part of the last year doing it. problem is, with my management experience, i cannot get a 'regular' position (over qualified or they figure i'll want too high a salary) and yet i cannot convince myself that i'm a good enough manager (even with over 10 years experience) to continue to look for jobs in management.
i just feel like such a loser and a failure right now. i just wish i could die.

welcome to the club. im 16, and i feel the same way as if i am a walking piece of garbage. i have no skills. i cant do any tasks, because i have trouble understanding things i hope the best for you. good luck with finding a job

Ouch!

I have managed to get fired a few times, It's not much fun.

At the end of the day it is their loss.

you are never a failure
don't think such things about yourself
this is a chance for a whole new job

You are in no way a failure...you were doing your job, but you got fired...that only says bad things about the boss...not yourself. I can understand the feeling of thinking of yourself as a failure, though and I know how hard it is.
In my opinion...if things don't work out, they aren't meant to be. I hope you manage to find a job which is right for you and one in which you have a nice boss.