The employee was wrong and weasel worded their responses: > “ Do you want to own product X?" > "It is a low maintenance system so it takes very little of our

The employee was wrong and weasel worded their responses: > “ Do you want to own product X?" > "It is a low maintenance system so it takes very little of our time. It's not expensive to own it." > The manager was displeased. Of course the manager was. They asked a straightforward question and didn’t receive a straightforward response. Multiple times. Once again: > Do you really think product X aligns with our team's mission?" > "Historically I can see why we own it. It sounds to me that maybe you don't want us to own it?" The response, again, does not answer what the manager asked. Employee goes on to write parody tickets. Employee goes on to grandstand in front of other manager, instead of taking it “offline”. Employee goes on to demand witnesses to simple meeting. Manager has had enough of employee’s nonsense, terminated. I don’t see how anyone could say it so authoritatively that the manager was wrong and employee was right. Unless you are just trying to coddle them, which if so, carry on.