It isn't the same, though. In general, if I break the law at work, I'm probably gonna lose my job. If I break stuff on purpose I'm gonna get fired. If I "brea

It isn't the same, though. In general, if I break the law at work, I'm probably gonna lose my job. If I break stuff on purpose I'm gonna get fired. If I "break" stuff that just breaks as part of my job (or was in ill repair), I don't expect to get fired and if I do, I have a claim. About the only "eventually fired" that I can think of is by operating something in a way that it breaks despite being trained (repeatedly) in the correct manner.