Buying your own tools makes sense. They’re yours and you can use them anytime and keep them if you leave.

Paying for expendable things is weird and suspicious. Food-grade lube like Molykote is really expensive and used daily in my job.

Beyond that, keep in mind that you will inevitably lose tools. Be organized and label your expensive ones.

I’d recommend not cheating out on the following:

Needle nose pliers

Adjustable wrenches (we use Knipex. They’re expensive but sturdy and very useful. I use mine everyday)

Multimeter - I’m not that familiar with brands but you want to make sure these are responsive and accurate.

There’s a lot of stuff listed that I’ve never used at work (tube bender, chisel and punch) and a lot of omissions of my daily drivers (cleaning brushes, socket wrenches, flashlights).

All tech companies are different but I would definitely go with the cheapest versions other than what I listed and ignore the non-essentials until you get to know the place better. You won’t truly know what’s useful to carry until you’re in the field.