I started at an autoshop. This shop told me during the interview they'd buy me a tool cart to keep all of my tools in. While yes, I did receive a tool cart when I started day 1, it wasn't a brand new cart. It was kinda dirty and covered in some greasy fingerprints around it. But I didn't care. These can cost like $150-200 and I got it for free.
Few weeks later, they hire 5 new people. Before they were hired, my manager said he's purposely over hiring. Because the reality is, some will quit, some will get fired. Then he'll have to hire more people.
But 2 weeks later, they have yet to supply them with a tool cart. Without a cart, they have NOWHERE to put their tools.
So I told them they can borrow some of mine (that I paid for). Well, these guys kinda suck at putting stuff back. My manager seemed to get a bit annoyed and told me to tell them to stop using my stuff. I told him they don't have any tools to do the work efficiently. He said he told them to bring their own tools. But like…THEY HAVE NOWHERE TO PUT THEM. He also said the shop has tools they can use. Tools that everyone else has access to and leaves laying around. This is why techs go out and buy their own stuff. Because dealing with that is incredibly annoying.
I asked them why don't the new guys have toolcarts yet, and they said “We don't know which guys we're keeping..”
Like what? Y'all gave me a fucking cart that had obviously been through the ringer a bit.
So I just went out and bought a pretty nice tool cart for myself with upgraded storage space. Once it arrives I'm giving one of them my cart.
My plan is to make my managers look like assholes. Think this will work?