Might be a matter of semantics, but I'm thinking that what Ray and Casey are referring to are more of a "Holiday Bonus" than a "tip".
As for actual "tipping", I agree with Tony. Most people in the hospitality industry (waiters/waitresses primarily) earn less than minimum wage based on the assumption that they're going to get tipped. Also, having worked as a waiter for a number of years, I know how good it feels to get a bigger-than-expected tip. What pisses me off is the "tip jar" at the register of most establishments these days. These people make "regular" minumum wage. If they want to rely on tips, let them go get a job as a waiter/waitress (and earn less than "regular" minimum wage). If they don't like the minimum wage they're currently making and think they deserve more (hence the tip jar), get a better job. I almost went postal a few weeks ago. There's a "self serve" frozen yogurt place here in town. You serve yourself your yogurt, add your toppings, the guy behind the counter weighs it and takes your money. And yes, he has a tip jar. So -I- do the work. I fill my lil' styrofoam cup with the yogurt. I add the granola and the gummy bears (shut up). I even place it on the scale. He pushes a button and the scale displays the cost. Bastard should be tipping me. On 12/13/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > restaurant people = nothing less than $5, and usually 20% for good > service, and 25% for GREAT service > > hair dresser = $5 on my $15 haircut > > bellhops etc = $2 or so > > anyone else... get a fuckin notha job > > peace out > > > On 12/13/06, Adkins, Randy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Well remember mail personnel are not suppose to accept monetary gifts. > > Or atleaast that is what I was told > > When I attempted to do the same (tip my mail person that is). > > > > I do not have a problem in giving a gift (monetary or actual gift) to my > > garbage people (besides if you seen > > What all we tossed out during our basement remodel, they deserve it this > > year). > > > > My wife tips her hair dress well throughout the year so I am not sure > > she does anything more at the holidays > > Since she gives generously during the year. > > > > Now on the other side of things, my newspaper person (whomever that is), > > I probably will not tip or anything > > Cause at times I have to walk to various places in my yard to get my > > paper. Sometimes in the driveway, > > Sometimes in the middle of my yard, etc... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Ray Champagne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:59 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: maniacal tipping > > > > There's a conversation going on around the office about who should be > > tipped in your everyday life and who should be tipped during the holiday > > season. > > This seems to come up around the holidays, and it drives me nuts. I'm > > of the school of thought that if you are getting paid a decent wage to > > do your job, you don't deserve a tip. That is of course, if you go out > > of your way to help me out. Lots of other people are saying that you > > should tip, well, just about everybody. That just drives me nuts. > > Mailman, Garbage Man, the list goes on and on. Am I being a scrooge? > > > > > > > > That being said, I will be generously tipping my mailman this year, > > since back during the summer he got blindsided by a bee's nest under my > > mailbox. > > I still feel bad about that. > > > > > > > > Ray > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:222156 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
