as it should be, when someone else is footing that tool bill...
case in point
a local trucking company here, now long gone, had a racing team.
frankly i don't know how good they were.
i had applied thru the help wanted ads in the news paper...
anyone remember those days, before cell phones, snd internet....???
anyway, i applied...then i get called in for the interview.
the owner of the trucking company and the racing manager laid down the law on my responsibilities.
once everything is loaded into the trailer and the trailer was locked AND sealed, it was ALL on me, if anything was missing, once the seal was broken, and unlocked at either the track or back home..
SOOOooooo....if some SH!T HEAD helper, apprentice or mechanic LOST or misplaced ANYTHING, before it was all locked up and sealed......
it was ON ME.........
i said right there and then to both guys...
"BULLSH!T, I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOME A-HOLES STUPIDITY"
and with that, i walked out.