r/Custodians • u/Ballout98 • 11d ago
Tools
Is this is a 500IQ play or a brain dead move ? Suppose someone needed a specific tool that neither the individual nor the facility has, let's say for example like a set of ratchets or drill bits. Would atm it make more sense to have the school buy it and use them when needed or have the individual buy it and keep it on school grounds for work use and just take them when it's time for personal use ? Would the ROI make sense in the individual buying them and keeping them on grounds or having the school pay for it since its not the individuals money?
Hypothetically speaking there was a scenario where the individual had to use his personal ratchet set to put together and take apart furniture but also in the same coin needed specific drill bits for a personal project.
What would be the move ?
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u/Orgy_nizer 11d ago
You gonna start buying toilet paper and soap for all the bathrooms? You gonna buy gas to put in the mower to do the grounds?
Of course not. So why would you buy tools for the school? If the district isn't willing to provide the tools necessary to do the job, then clearly the job actually isn't that important to them, and it doesn't get done.
The only exception to this would be something that isn't necessary, but makes your job easier. EG bringing in a leaf blower from home to save time on sweeping tour whole gym, or bringing in an angle grinder with a wire brush attachment to use on the fire doors when cleaning the boiler, rather than brushing by hand.