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    LL> Trying to force an employee to pay for tools that are   
    LL> needed to do a job will serve only to drive the employee   
    LL> away, thus forcing the employer to find another employee   
    LL> capable of doing the job that needs to be done (in addition   
    LL> to buying a new tool).  And what fool needs to be done (in   
    LL> addition to buying a new tool).  And what fool needs to be   
    LL> done (in addition to buying a new tool).  And what fool   
      
    Actually, I always preferred to work with my own tools. When you   
    have standard tools, company bought works. When each area has   
    different needs, and workers know what they need more than the   
    company does, I prefer to buy my own.   
      
    Depends on how many tools you need, which are specialized, and   
    what is used by all. I never worked in a shop that didn't   
    provide test equipment, and those are primary tools. But I   
    always provided my own hand tools.   
      
    Oh, and the company sometimes provided power tools, sometimes   
    didn't, and sometimes provide only some power tools, but you   
    bought any others you felt the need for.   
      
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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