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There's a long history of other professions providing their own equipment: barbers buy their own scissors, chefs buy their own knives and builders/plumbers/elec
by hopeless 14y ago
There's a long history of other professions providing their own equipment: barbers buy their own scissors, chefs buy their own knives and builders/plumbers/electricians are often required to buy some equipment themselves.
I'm not saying I agree with it, particularly when working for big corporations, but it's not unprecedented.
- mjwalshe 14y agoNone of those are "profesions" in the strict sense of the word Dont forget that many builders/plumbers/electricians are not employees but contractors. And Hairdressing (at least in the UK) has some bysantine working practices that only exist in that industry
- snowwrestler 14y agoDoctors buy their own stethoscopes.
- mjwalshe 14y agoAgain Doctors are a special case They are all self employed in the UK. They have a day job in the NHS and have private practice.
- jaylevitt 14y agoVery few scissors store company-confidential data.