Ann, it took some time, but I see you took the "bait." There most certainly were some other issues here, that had nothing to do with electrical work.
To wit: when the customer confronted me about taking pictures, I just had to laugh, and suggest that - maybe - he consider hiring licensed contractors.
To his credit, the customer had the grace to conceed that -perhaps- the guy just might not be legit, he was another customer he mat at the local mini-mart.
Oddly enough, I had provided power a month earlier for a major remodel. This 'contractor' was there to do work that the customer had waited until 'after the inspection' to have done. One might say they deserved each other.
Another long-time ECN contributor has waged something of a 'holy war' agains any sort of site-made electrical distribution center. Yet, even he found no fault with this:
It IS possible to make something. Most such attempts fail on one of these points:
1) Ther's no GFCI protection;
2) The cord is too light, or not suitable for the use;
3) There is inadequate strain rrlief at the connections;
4) There are places where the cord needs to be protected agains abrasion; and,
5) There are openings that will let debris get in, and contact the live parts.
This guy managed to fail on ALL these points. He would have been better served simply getting an extension cord with multiple taps at the end. He might even have saved some money. After all, we're not talking about one of those $500 'spider boxes.'
The risk of things being lost / stolen / damaged is a poor excuse. There is the duty a contractor has to show up with the tools necessary to do the job. In this particuler instance, "employee provided" vs. "company provided" was NOT an issue.