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Well, we don't get to choose our gifts lol...a bottle of wine as opposed to nothing? I'll take the wine graciously and appreciate the fact that someone who really doesn't have the means to dole out cash was thoughtful enough to give a gift.
Personally, I would prefer if someone bought me a bottle of my favorite wine instead of just shoving a $20 bill in a card. It shows that they put thought into the gift.
Per employee or per resident? I'm in a 170 unit building. At $30 per employee it would work out to $5,100 bonus for each employee. Or are you saying each employee should receive about $30 TOTAL? So 5 employees X $30 = $150. If ten units then each apartment would tip $15 TOTAL.
Per employee or per resident? I'm in a 170 unit building. At $30 per employee it would work out to $5,100 bonus for each employee. Or are you saying each employee should receive about $30 TOTAL? So 5 employees X $30 = $150. If ten units then each apartment would tip $15 TOTAL.
The OP is asking what he/she should give to each employee. They weren't asking what each unit should give.
The OP is asking what he/she should give to each employee. They weren't asking what each unit should give.
My request for clarification was to Chava61 NOT the OP. In my example of each employee receiving a $5,100 bonus I think that is excessive. I would think any employee would/should be happy with a total bonus of $50-$100.
My request for clarification was to Chava61 NOT the OP. In my example of each employee receiving a $5,100 bonus I think that is excessive. I would think any employee would/should be happy with a total bonus of $50-$100.
Chava's response was $20-$30 per employee only from the OP.
Chava's response was $20-$30 per employee only from the OP.
That would then be $120 to $180 from someone on a $25,000 stipend. Almost 1%. Count in the barista and the pizza guy and the mailman, Geez! That does not sound financially responsible. But maybe that is not the point of Christmas.
I live in a building reserved for graduate students. Everybody who lives in the building (except the super, no idea how much he makes) is a graduate student and is on a fixed and quite small stipend (small for NYC), none more than 25k, but the building is nice, new, and well-cleaned and the staff are helpful and friendly. They know we're all graduate students who make almost no money and that the rent eats up about 85% of our stipend, but they've been helpful and I'd feel like an ******* if I didn't tip.
There's a manager (who's there all the time), a super, a super's assistant/porter, and two or three door guys (who are really security guys who just sit by the door). I wonder what would be reasonable to give in this situation? I see other topics about this but those tend to be for more wealthy people living in real luxury buildings in the UES or UWS and I can't afford to give everybody 200$ like they suggest there...
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That would then be $120 to $180 from someone on a $25,000 stipend. Almost 1%. Count in the barista and the pizza guy and the mailman, Geez! That does not sound financially responsible. But maybe that is not the point of Christmas.
They specifically said there's 5-6 people. Where did the barista, pizza guy and mailman come from? They are only referring to the people in their building. The OP never mentioned tipping other people.
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As stated above, this is for each bldg. maintenance employee only. (I was not including people such as the barista and the pizza guy and the mailman.)
I knew exactly who you meant lol...the OP never asked about other people or units. Just what they should tip those particular building and maintenance employees.
They specifically said there's 5-6 people. Where did the barista, pizza guy and mailman come from? They are only referring to the people in their building. The OP never mentioned tipping other people.
I knew exactly who you meant lol...the OP never asked about other people or units. Just what they should tip those particular building and maintenance employees.
I'm saying it is financially irresponsible to consider tipping anyone $30 on their budget. Why do you think he should tip these people so much and stiff actual service people that rely on tips on a daily basis?
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