• the_itsb [she/her, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Not trying to take away from your point at all because this guy is a mega douche, but it’s standard to bring your own tools to work as a mechanic. I think it’s standard in most trades.

    • Drug_Shareni [comrade/them, he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      European here, if you’re getting employed, it’s expected that you’re provided with everything necessary to work. Anything else is capitalist exploitation of the workers, and a systematic attempt to keep the impoverished poor.

      The only time it’s acceptable to be expected to bring your own tools is if someone is contracting you to do a specific job.

      In other words, you don’t need to provide the necessary tools if you’re calling in a plumber to unclog your toilet, but it most certainly is if you’re opening up a plumbing agency and hiring plumbers.

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        1 year ago

        hiring plumbers

        There’s your mistake, you don’t hire the plumbers, you contract them!

    • Adkml [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Pretty much just mechanics I don’t know of any construction companies that make the employees buy specialty tools but it also doesn’t make sense to have a half dozen of every specialized tool and also if you own your own tools in construction there’s no reason to not just be an independent contractor.