I was working as a carpenter and someone used construction glue to cement my radio to my workbench. We pranked each other a lot, so that didn't really bother me.
Thing is that in order to move the radio, it had to be destroyed.

When I told the owner of the company that I'm fine with a prank, but this had destroyed my radio, and I want it replaced, preferably by the person who pranked me.

The owner started to lecture me about personal responsibility, and I cut him off and asked, "Isn't it the responsibility of the person whose prank caused destruction of my property?"

He got all red-faced and fired me for not letting him lecture me.

I collected unemployment for 6 months after that. What was his "cause" aside from, presumably, my belligerence (from his POV)?


IDK the exact laws, but I fail to see why that employer wouldn't fabricate any old story to blame me for the loss of my job.