AITA for refusing to lend my personal decorating tools to site laborers after they keep returning them filthy
I (18+ M) work as a decorator on a small team (4 decorators including me, plus 3 laborers) doing school redecorations over the summer. I’ve only been in the trade for a year, but I take a lot of pride in my gear. I keep my kit clean and well-maintained—a clean kit means a clean job.
Because our 3 laborers don't have their own tools, I’ve been lending them my personal kit on the condition that it comes back clean. But Every single time, it gets returned in a disgusting state.
Yesterday was my birthday. I arrived late to site by mistake, but my boss had pre-approved me leaving early for my birthday, so I wrapped up early. I came in today to find my personal kit scattered around site and in a state again.
I called my boss to ask why people were going through my personal bag without asking. Instead of addressing it, he called me "petty" for caring about my tools and told me he was docking my pay by 2 hours for leaving early yesterday (even though I regularly stay late unpaid to get jobs finished).
Now my boss is acting like I'm in the wrong for protecting my own property. AITA for being angry about this and putting a stop to lending my kit?
And WIBTA if I add the hours for staying late?