Getting fired is exactly what unemployment is for though. It's if you quit that you can't claim it. :p
To the person who posted comment 1,
That depends on the state you work in. If you get fired in my state, it is considered the fault of the employee so you don't qualify for unemployment. It's called employment at will. They can fire you pretty much for any reason they want. The only way to collect unemployment in my state is to be officially laid off which I was not. I'm guessing you are from a very liberal state that has nice labor laws. We have no labor laws in my state. we only have federal labor laws. Zero protection for employees. That is why it was a big deal for me to land the new job and get revenge.