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I agree desertsun, but the analogy is not exactly appropo, or it didn't used to be.
before states raised the mimimum wage, waiters and bartender worked for tips. We received approx. 3.00 per hour, but our salary was composed of gratuity, a sort of commission.
But, this is less and less true, since now, states like oregon have a minimum wage which covers restaurant workers.
and yes, people thank people all the time, for doing their job. It is a perk! in addition to their salary.
Like when your employer thanks you for a job well done or staying late. But based on federal law or the lack of it - your employer can actually make you stay late.....although she/he must pay you! (Employment law, is actually quite mind blowing...the things we take for granted are traditional or bargained for, and NOT protected by federal law.)
Sending a thank-you note to the H.R. person has always seemed so "crawling" to me.
"Thank you, Thank you for acknowledging my existence! I kiss the hem of your garment!" type of thing.
I've never sent a thank you letter. Why would I want to thank someone for doing their job?
You do this more often than you think - like tipping a waitstaff, taxi driver, bellhop, etc.
Do you say thank you when a doorman opens the door for you at a hotel? How about when a waiter brings you water when you ask for it? Isn't that saying thanks to someone who is just doing what they're being paid to do?
I have sent a handwritten thank you note (just a two sentence card) to every HR manager who interviewed me...the worst they can do is throw it away. I think it shows a little extra effort. "Why would I thank someone for doing their job" is an amazing attitude...you get to be friends with your co-workers (or potential co-workers) if you are nice to them. If you busted your a** doing something, wouldn't you appreciate it if someone thanked you instead of just ignoring your work?
I never saw a problem with sending a thank you letter. I have sent them in the past. But to be honest every job I have gotten I never remember sending one
It may help to jog their memory about who you are. My one instructor always said it's best to interview last that way they remember you the most.
I might send one on a first interview but not a second. And if I was up in the air about the position I would not.
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