Do mechanics prefer to work with their own tools, or is this like a restaurant getting away with paying a tipped employee less than minimum wage because they can?
> Do mechanics prefer to work with their own tools, or is this like a restaurant getting away with paying a tipped employee less than minimum wage because they can?
Part from Column A and part from Column B.
It's also part of the accounting gimmicks to keep mechanics as "contractors" rather than "employees".
Generally the rule is you buy your own tools and then take them with you if you leave the shop.
Lots of mechanics prefer owning their own tools because the community shop tools will end up beat up and not cared for. Plus, another thing locking you down to the location. On the other hand that's yet another personal expense.
