my chauffeur $1000 flat. My doorman gets $500, the au pair usually gets $1000 also. My manservant, Horatio, gets $5000 but I really couldn't live without his service. He always seems to go out of his way for me about this time of year.
my chauffeur $1000 flat. My doorman gets $500, the au pair usually gets $1000 also. My manservant, Horatio, gets $5000 but I really couldn't live without his service. He always seems to go out of his way for me about this time of year.
Garbage men about $25 each and give them a bottle. Mailman gets about $40. My neighbor always complains that the garbage men take everything I put out, when the weather is bad they bring the garbage up my driveway. Told the cheap bastard to tip them
I really don't... I grew up in Oceanside NY... Oceanside Sanitation members make outstanding money, They aren't like waiters or waitresses who need the tips to live their life. Why in the name of god must they be tipped?
I am a HS teacher... I spend more time with my students than the majority of their parents do... I don't get, nor do I EXPECT a gift or a tip around the holidays; I get paid to do a job and I do it.
Why do we tip people for doing their job???
That being said... I give the newspaper guy (2 day a week delivery) 10 bucks; The maintenance guys in my building 100 each; and the secretaries at work get a bottle of wine each.
I do it, but I don't get why I do it.
RE: We usually give our mail-lady a $20 gift card...
Garbage men about $25 each and give them a bottle. Mailman gets about $40. My neighbor always complains that the garbage men take everything I put out, when the weather is bad they bring the garbage up my driveway. Told the cheap bastard to tip them
See this is bullshit!!!
They get paid to take your garbage... You shouldn't need to tip them for them to do what they are already paid to do!!! This is the problem with society... and don't give me the whole "They work outside and its cold blah blah blah" argument... Do you TIP the contractor that re-does your roof? The guy who builds your deck, or puts up vinyl siding? NOOOOOOOOO of course you don't you pay them for the job they do... this stuff really grinds my gears!!!
$40, it used to be $20, but we moved in June and I had a ton of stuff I couldn't leave in the house and I was going to have to haul to the transfer station.
He heard my wife and i discussing it and asked what we had it was all old paint cans, fertilizer, and stuff like that I assumed couldn't be thrown in the trash. He said, no, we could throw it in the trash (as long as the paint was dry, etc.) and he helped us clean out the garage.
He's also helped in other ways, I broke my foot playing hockey and he knew it, so he walked the trash cans back up to the garage door.
We tip sports coaches (they're mostly volunteer), mail carriers, bus drivers, and a couple more people mostly the $10 - $25 range and buy gifts for the kids teachers.
so you don't get screwed the rest of the year....you're giving them a little boost just to say "hey don't deliver my mail to my neighbor"...and "don't leave my garbage cans in the middle of the street and spill garbage on my lawn"
Garbage men about $25 each and give them a bottle. Mailman gets about $40. My neighbor always complains that the garbage men take everything I put out, when the weather is bad they bring the garbage up my driveway. Told the cheap bastard to tip them
See this is bullshit!!!
They get paid to take your garbage... You shouldn't need to tip them for them to do what they are already paid to do!!! This is the problem with society... and don't give me the whole "They work outside and its cold blah blah blah" argument... Do you TIP the contractor that re-does your roof? The guy who builds your deck, or puts up vinyl siding? NOOOOOOOOO of course you don't you pay them for the job they do... this stuff really grinds my gears!!!
The crew who built my shed got $100, the guys who put in my pool got $200, the movers got $50 each. The delivery people who come to the house get $20
you have to tip laborers (unless it's like a plumber who owns the business).
As someone else pointed out, they are federal employees and as such are already incredibly overpaid for doing something a twelve year old could do. And don't forget their incredibly generous compensation packages that I would dare say embarrasses those in the private sector. And for the most part their service is shitty. Did everyone see that video of the postal worker throwing the package on the porch so he wouldn't have to walk up the stairs???
There are many more deserving people, such as teachers and military people, but hell no to postal workers!
I tip a lot of people around the holidays, but not the city/federal
workers. I agree, they're compensated well to do their jobs, and in my case I've never seen them do anything above and beyond the call of duty to merit being tipped.
Service workers, laborers, volunteers - are all either working on the premise that a good part of their compensation is coming from tips, or you're tipping them to get better service out of them. My mailman's about as useless as they come, and after a few years of tipping him in the beginning, I decided I was better off just keeping the cash. Haven't been any worse off as a result.
out mail carrier (it's a woman) is great and does go above and beyond, my kids mail crap with no stamps, she'll put a stamp on and send it, she makes sure packages all come to the door (and technically she doesn't have to) if it's raining she'll put them in plastic or under an eave so they don't get wet. in general she's friendly, competent, and I do feel does things not required by her job.
the teachers are the one to question, since while my kids love their teachers, I believe they are doing their job and nothing more. Yet I'll never not give the kids teachers a gift.
What's up with all of this hate on federal workers?
sent me a letter asking for a $25 "contribution" and outlined how it would be used. After that, I would get a beautiful calendar.
No "thank you for being a customer", just a basic "times are difficult" letter. I am mulling over what to do. I suppose I will send along $15 and bag the calendar.
I must admit, that is a first for me. A tip solicitation.
And the military is considered federal employee as well...
what most compensation federal employees really get...other than what gets passed around in spam emails that is.
Yeah...somehow I doubt that they know, especially those, who don't recognize that the military is federal employment also...and comparatively, they are compensated pretty damn well.
I suppose some of that is going to be dependent on setting
I can't pick my mailman out of a lineup - he doesn't speak English, and the few times I've seen him, it was work to get a 'hello' out of him.
The sanitation guys are pretty much the same deal - not the same guys for the most part (2 days a week of garbage collection, a different crew for each). I've put garbage out well within the city's regulation and had them leave it behind (only to take it the following week, go figure).
The teachers I almost always give something, but only because I know teachers in NYC are always putting in some kind of out of pocket money into the classroom because of cuts, and I feel they deserve at least that much in return.
I shouldn't have said that about teachers - to me it's not a tip for teachers, it's a gift, not sure there's a difference there, but the intent isn't the same.
the military is a tough one, as a family of a long line of veterans we'd love to show our gratitude, but so far the only thing we've been able to do is adopt a soldier around the holidays, and it's made my kids feel good, and the soldier we adopt is always super polite and seem appreciative, but just not sure how to do more.
You buy them Starbucks, thank them for being the real heroes, and casually point out the nearby gas station run by that very suspicious looking Pakistani.
That being said... I give the newspaper guy (2 day a week delivery) 10 bucks; The maintenance guys in my building 100 each; and the secretaries at work get a bottle of wine each.
I do it, but I don't get why I do it.
You tip the secretaries so you can blast them in the butt. I have no idea why you tip the other people.
I have no idea when my mail arrives because I'm at work. The garbagemen don't even have to get out of the truck anymore. They just drive by and a big mechanical arm picks up the can and dumps it into the truck.
I've never heard of tipping anyone at Christmas. We get little gifts for our kids' teachers and that's it.
Postal workers are overpaid for what they have to do. I know a postal worker who has been on trips with our group. She won't say what she makes because in the past it had pissed so many people off, she just says you don't want to know.
And, no, before the knives come out, it was not me who asked her.
out mail carrier (it's a woman) is great and does go above and beyond, my kids mail crap with no stamps, she'll put a stamp on and send it, she makes sure packages all come to the door (and technically she doesn't have to) if it's raining she'll put them in plastic or under an eave so they don't get wet. in general she's friendly, competent, and I do feel does things not required by her job.
So let me get this straight, a mailwoman may pop a 32 cent stamp on something or put a plastic bag around a package so she gets a tip, but you DON'T THINK YOUR KIDS TEACHER THAT IS WITH YOUR CHILD FOR 8 HOURS A DAY IS JUST DOING HER JOB!?!?!?!?!?!?
the teachers are the one to question, since while my kids love their teachers, I believe they are doing their job and nothing more. Yet I'll never not give the kids teachers a gift.
Postal workers are overpaid for what they have to do. I know a postal worker who has been on trips with our group. She won't say what she makes because in the past it had pissed so many people off, she just says you don't want to know.
And, no, before the knives come out, it was not me who asked her.
And for your clueless ass, the point is that the military being underpaid is a BS.
and most people tip him. It's not just about "doing their jobs" but the extra stuff. For example, he buys boxes of dog treats each week to feed to the dogs ( mainly so they don't bit! ) and most customers appreciate stuff like that.
as I said though, my kids teachers get a gift, not sure if you read that far or if the outrage blinded you.
Dude, you said that your kids teacher does her job and nothing more... I don't think teachers need to get gifts, I teach HS and I don't EXPECT or think I deserve more than what I get paid. I feel very fortunate to have the job I do. I took umbrage with the fact that you don't think your kids teacher simply does her job! I am assuming your child is in elementary school where they spend 8 hours with their teacher. How many hours a day do you spend with your kid? How many times do you crack open a beer or pour yourself a drink at the end of the night exhausted after spending a mere 2-3 hours with your kid after you get home from work... Saying that teachers simply "do their jobs" is insulting!
I tip the trash haulers more generously. They go above and beyond, by taking stuff they might ordinarily not be expected to take. I tip the newspaper delivery guy as well.
I have no idea when my mail arrives because I'm at work. The garbagemen don't even have to get out of the truck anymore. They just drive by and a big mechanical arm picks up the can and dumps it into the truck.
I've never heard of tipping anyone at Christmas. We get little gifts for our kids' teachers and that's it.
Amen. I couldn't pick my mailman or garbage man out of a lineup if my life depended on it. The money I have to spend on the holidays goes to family and friends. Not people simply doing their jobs.
My point, and it should have been a compliment, not an insult (though it did not come out that way) is that teachers are more a profession where I give a gift to, not a tip.
tipping I feel is more appropriate for laborer-type professions, with generally (but not always) lower wages and not as professional as teachers.
My point, and it should have been a compliment, not an insult (though it did not come out that way) is that teachers are more a profession where I give a gift to, not a tip.
tipping I feel is more appropriate for laborer-type professions, with generally (but not always) lower wages and not as professional as teachers.
I didn't mean it as n insult
All good my man... easy to misinterpret things on a computer
and we add something like a Starbucks gift card (there is a limit to monetary gifts to teachers in our town).
Tip mail carriers and garbage men - it isn't about who does their job or who you have a personal relationship with, its about recognizing and saying thank you to people who have helped make your life easier - $18 bottle of win, $10 Starbucks gift card, $4 greeting card, whatever...
Does the mailman take it? I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed to accept gifts over 20 bucks.
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio.
Our wast management folks change all the time, so we don't give them gifts.
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My Waste Management team $20/person. Mail carrier $40 visa gift card.
Does the mailman take it? I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed to accept gifts over 20 bucks.
absolutely correct....and I think it's grounds for firing if they do accept....not that anyone cares or would follow through with it
$50 visa gift card for our cleaning lady
i don't usually tip the mailman or garbage people as i never see them and are compensated handsomely.
A fellow of infinite jest! Of most excellent fancy!
I am a HS teacher... I spend more time with my students than the majority of their parents do... I don't get, nor do I EXPECT a gift or a tip around the holidays; I get paid to do a job and I do it.
Why do we tip people for doing their job???
That being said... I give the newspaper guy (2 day a week delivery) 10 bucks; The maintenance guys in my building 100 each; and the secretaries at work get a bottle of wine each.
I do it, but I don't get why I do it.
Our wast management folks change all the time, so we don't give them gifts.
Barnes & Noble? Why not just give her a gift card to Circuit City?
See this is bullshit!!!
They get paid to take your garbage... You shouldn't need to tip them for them to do what they are already paid to do!!! This is the problem with society... and don't give me the whole "They work outside and its cold blah blah blah" argument... Do you TIP the contractor that re-does your roof? The guy who builds your deck, or puts up vinyl siding? NOOOOOOOOO of course you don't you pay them for the job they do... this stuff really grinds my gears!!!
He heard my wife and i discussing it and asked what we had it was all old paint cans, fertilizer, and stuff like that I assumed couldn't be thrown in the trash. He said, no, we could throw it in the trash (as long as the paint was dry, etc.) and he helped us clean out the garage.
He's also helped in other ways, I broke my foot playing hockey and he knew it, so he walked the trash cans back up to the garage door.
We tip sports coaches (they're mostly volunteer), mail carriers, bus drivers, and a couple more people mostly the $10 - $25 range and buy gifts for the kids teachers.
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Garbage men about $25 each and give them a bottle. Mailman gets about $40. My neighbor always complains that the garbage men take everything I put out, when the weather is bad they bring the garbage up my driveway. Told the cheap bastard to tip them
See this is bullshit!!!
They get paid to take your garbage... You shouldn't need to tip them for them to do what they are already paid to do!!! This is the problem with society... and don't give me the whole "They work outside and its cold blah blah blah" argument... Do you TIP the contractor that re-does your roof? The guy who builds your deck, or puts up vinyl siding? NOOOOOOOOO of course you don't you pay them for the job they do... this stuff really grinds my gears!!!
The crew who built my shed got $100, the guys who put in my pool got $200, the movers got $50 each. The delivery people who come to the house get $20
you have to tip laborers (unless it's like a plumber who owns the business).
There are many more deserving people, such as teachers and military people, but hell no to postal workers!
Service workers, laborers, volunteers - are all either working on the premise that a good part of their compensation is coming from tips, or you're tipping them to get better service out of them. My mailman's about as useless as they come, and after a few years of tipping him in the beginning, I decided I was better off just keeping the cash. Haven't been any worse off as a result.
the teachers are the one to question, since while my kids love their teachers, I believe they are doing their job and nothing more. Yet I'll never not give the kids teachers a gift.
I get it that you don't want to tip them, but let's not make it sound like these are idiots getting paid to do nothing.
And no, I'm not a federal employee.
No "thank you for being a customer", just a basic "times are difficult" letter. I am mulling over what to do. I suppose I will send along $15 and bag the calendar.
I must admit, that is a first for me. A tip solicitation.
Yeah...somehow I doubt that they know, especially those, who don't recognize that the military is federal employment also...and comparatively, they are compensated pretty damn well.
The sanitation guys are pretty much the same deal - not the same guys for the most part (2 days a week of garbage collection, a different crew for each). I've put garbage out well within the city's regulation and had them leave it behind (only to take it the following week, go figure).
The teachers I almost always give something, but only because I know teachers in NYC are always putting in some kind of out of pocket money into the classroom because of cuts, and I feel they deserve at least that much in return.
the military is a tough one, as a family of a long line of veterans we'd love to show our gratitude, but so far the only thing we've been able to do is adopt a soldier around the holidays, and it's made my kids feel good, and the soldier we adopt is always super polite and seem appreciative, but just not sure how to do more.
Why do we tip people for doing their job???
That being said... I give the newspaper guy (2 day a week delivery) 10 bucks; The maintenance guys in my building 100 each; and the secretaries at work get a bottle of wine each.
I do it, but I don't get why I do it.
You tip the secretaries so you can blast them in the butt. I have no idea why you tip the other people.
I've never heard of tipping anyone at Christmas. We get little gifts for our kids' teachers and that's it.
Postal workers are overpaid for what they have to do. I know a postal worker who has been on trips with our group. She won't say what she makes because in the past it had pissed so many people off, she just says you don't want to know.
And, no, before the knives come out, it was not me who asked her.
So let me get this straight, a mailwoman may pop a 32 cent stamp on something or put a plastic bag around a package so she gets a tip, but you DON'T THINK YOUR KIDS TEACHER THAT IS WITH YOUR CHILD FOR 8 HOURS A DAY IS JUST DOING HER JOB!?!?!?!?!?!?
the teachers are the one to question, since while my kids love their teachers, I believe they are doing their job and nothing more. Yet I'll never not give the kids teachers a gift.
as I said though, my kids teachers get a gift, not sure if you read that far or if the outrage blinded you.
Postal workers are overpaid for what they have to do. I know a postal worker who has been on trips with our group. She won't say what she makes because in the past it had pissed so many people off, she just says you don't want to know.
And, no, before the knives come out, it was not me who asked her.
And for your clueless ass, the point is that the military being underpaid is a BS.
as I said though, my kids teachers get a gift, not sure if you read that far or if the outrage blinded you.
Dude, you said that your kids teacher does her job and nothing more... I don't think teachers need to get gifts, I teach HS and I don't EXPECT or think I deserve more than what I get paid. I feel very fortunate to have the job I do. I took umbrage with the fact that you don't think your kids teacher simply does her job! I am assuming your child is in elementary school where they spend 8 hours with their teacher. How many hours a day do you spend with your kid? How many times do you crack open a beer or pour yourself a drink at the end of the night exhausted after spending a mere 2-3 hours with your kid after you get home from work... Saying that teachers simply "do their jobs" is insulting!
I've never heard of tipping anyone at Christmas. We get little gifts for our kids' teachers and that's it.
Amen. I couldn't pick my mailman or garbage man out of a lineup if my life depended on it. The money I have to spend on the holidays goes to family and friends. Not people simply doing their jobs.
My point, and it should have been a compliment, not an insult (though it did not come out that way) is that teachers are more a profession where I give a gift to, not a tip.
tipping I feel is more appropriate for laborer-type professions, with generally (but not always) lower wages and not as professional as teachers.
I didn't mean it as n insult
My point, and it should have been a compliment, not an insult (though it did not come out that way) is that teachers are more a profession where I give a gift to, not a tip.
tipping I feel is more appropriate for laborer-type professions, with generally (but not always) lower wages and not as professional as teachers.
I didn't mean it as n insult
All good my man... easy to misinterpret things on a computer
Should we tip Eric???
I hate people that hate to give tips...
I hate people that hate to give tips...
I don't hate giving tips, I just love not giving them.
Never tipped anyone in my life!
Tip mail carriers and garbage men - it isn't about who does their job or who you have a personal relationship with, its about recognizing and saying thank you to people who have helped make your life easier - $18 bottle of win, $10 Starbucks gift card, $4 greeting card, whatever...
as I said though, my kids teachers get a gift, not sure if you read that far or if the outrage blinded you.
A teacher is defined as a person who teaches, especially in a school. So let's assume we consider that their primary job responsibility.
Hmmm...maybe you should be nicer to the kids?...;) Just messing with you.
I agree though that no one should expect a gift, so getting one feels far better.