As for tools, most companies expect you to have your own tools in certain fields. Courier companies expect you to provide your own car/bike in Toronto for example ( I did that for a month) - and they rent you their radios and what not. Uber expects their drivers to have their own car. And many companies expect you to provide your own transportation to get to the job - at least if your contract which is getting very common.

Part of te reason feudalism existed was that if you pledged service you gained land and equipment - before that you provided your own stuff - the Roman legions expected you to provide your own weapons and armour till they reformed the service. I have heard mixed reports on the Roman legion; the ROM argues it was a good job that made your rich for the time, others have said it was a job for the desperate poor. Curious to hear more information on that topic.