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Because being happy with the job is the only real option for a service call. If you are unhappy, likely the work was not done. I don't pay people directly for doing their job unless it's someone who does very specific work for me, like a barber.
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Boy, you really read into things too much or too little. If the cable guy comes over and does his job, you might be satisfied with what he did but not thrilled. Then again, he might go the extra mile and give you a few extra feet of cable, or replace an old splitter, or he might just be nice to an annoying kid that is pestering him. Like I said, happy with the job, not that he did the bare minimum and left. You can actually have a service person come over and he or she leaves a very good impression when they leave. Not all mailmen, cable guys, etc...are the same and they should be tipped or not tipped accordingly. That's the meaning of being happy with a job and not just satisfied.
So let me see if I understand. You'll tip a barber (I also tip them) who you might see once every few weeks or once a month but you won't tip a guy who has to deal with the rain, snow,90 degree temperatures, and freezing temperatures who delivers you letters, magazines and packages 4-6 days a week? Well unless the service you are receiving is bad or unless you have a po box, it makes no sense. One you see all the time. The other you see when you have a need. Do you tip your doctor when you go see him? Obviously a doctors salary is going to be higher but tipping the barber would essentially be the same as tipping the doctor.
So let me see if I understand. You'll tip a barber (I also tip them) who you might see once every few weeks or once a month but you won't tip a guy who has to deal with the rain, snow,90 degree temperatures, and freezing temperatures who delivers you letters, magazines and packages 4-6 days a week? Well unless the service you are receiving is bad or unless you have a po box, it makes no sense. One you see all the time. The other you see when you have a need. Do you tip your doctor when you go see him? Obviously a doctors salary is going to be higher but tipping the barber would essentially be the same as tipping the doctor.
IMO I don't tip the USPS guy but I don't ever see him and don't want to leave money lying around. I guess I would if I saw him around the holidays.
So let me see if I understand. You'll tip a barber (I also tip them) who you might see once every few weeks or once a month but you won't tip a guy who has to deal with the rain, snow,90 degree temperatures, and freezing temperatures who delivers you letters, magazines and packages 4-6 days a week? Well unless the service you are receiving is bad or unless you have a po box, it makes no sense. One you see all the time. The other you see when you have a need. Do you tip your doctor when you go see him? Obviously a doctors salary is going to be higher but tipping the barber would essentially be the same as tipping the doctor.
What kind of logic is this??
My logic is as follows: IDK about you, but I go to an old fashioned master barber. My barber can give a good 10 minute haircut, or a 60 minute haircut, all for $15. He can if he chooses, to have you on your way in 10 minutes. If my barber did this he would receive no tip from me. Am I rude? You might say so. But this, in my eyes, is that he provided a service he advertised, for the price as advertised. End of transaction. He can make $90/hr doing this. But oh, it would be the last time I saw him.
However, the relationship I have with my barber is different. You take a guess as to how long I spend in his chair. As long as my guy can afford the time to let me sit in his chair for however long it takes, and pay very close attention to detail and give me exactly what I want, using premium tools, products, and techniques that the next guy around the corner doesn't even possess, I will continue to tip him $15 (100%) every time. I try to go see him mid-week in the middle of the afternoon, so he doesn't have anyone waiting in line after me. He provides a service that is above and beyond any standard barber job. And that's why I tip my barber.
The mailman on the other hand provides a service that is on par with every mail service I've experienced during my life here in the US. Nothing great, nothing bad. In fact I can't think of anything they could do beyond their required duy to warrant a gratuity. Will he do a worse job if I don't tip him? Will he do a better job if I do? If so, how? He delivers mail, and takes outgoing mail from my box. That's it. If my mail stopped coming on 90 degree days, I would call the postmaster and submit a complaint before I tried tipping the carrier.
Same thing with the cable guy, if he comes to the house and hooks up my cable box, in the location I specify, I don't understand how he can do a better job? Clean up the mess that they are required to? Give you all the receipts and documentation that they're required to give you? Maybe, just maybe they'll walk you through setting up your dvr, or even a wireless network, but IMO that's milking it, especially if I didn't ask for it. Kind of like the Jamaicans at Sandal's who want to help you carry your bag from the taxi to the curb. I don't tip them, either.
Food is same logic as barber, I can get my food on any spectrum from cold to hot, and intact to corner-drifting, back-seat-sliding mess. I tip the kid to make sure it's in his interest to deliver my food hot and intact.
My logic is as follows: IDK about you, but I go to an old fashioned master barber. My barber can give a good 10 minute haircut, or a 60 minute haircut, all for $15. He can if he chooses, to have you on your way in 10 minutes. If my barber did this he would receive no tip from me. Am I rude? You might say so. But this, in my eyes, is that he provided a service he advertised, for the price as advertised. End of transaction. He can make $90/hr doing this. But oh, it would be the last time I saw him.
However, the relationship I have with my barber is different. You take a guess as to how long I spend in his chair. As long as my guy can afford the time to let me sit in his chair for however long it takes, and pay very close attention to detail and give me exactly what I want, using premium tools, products, and techniques that the next guy around the corner doesn't even possess, I will continue to tip him $15 (100%) every time. I try to go see him mid-week in the middle of the afternoon, so he doesn't have anyone waiting in line after me. He provides a service that is above and beyond any standard barber job. And that's why I tip my barber.
The mailman on the other hand provides a service that is on par with every mail service I've experienced during my life here in the US. Nothing great, nothing bad. In fact I can't think of anything they could do beyond their required duy to warrant a gratuity. Will he do a worse job if I don't tip him? Will he do a better job if I do? If so, how? He delivers mail, and takes outgoing mail from my box. That's it. If my mail stopped coming on 90 degree days, I would call the postmaster and submit a complaint before I tried tipping the carrier.
Same thing with the cable guy, if he comes to the house and hooks up my cable box, in the location I specify, I don't understand how he can do a better job? Clean up the mess that they are required to? Give you all the receipts and documentation that they're required to give you? Maybe, just maybe they'll walk you through setting up your dvr, or even a wireless network, but IMO that's milking it, especially if I didn't ask for it. Kind of like the Jamaicans at Sandal's who want to help you carry your bag from the taxi to the curb. I don't tip them, either.
Food is same logic as barber, I can get my food on any spectrum from cold to hot, and intact to corner-drifting, back-seat-sliding mess. I tip the kid to make sure it's in his interest to deliver my food hot and intact.
If the cable guy comes over and adds a line it's one thing. If he does that and programs the cable box and your tv to the universal remote, do you tip him then? That's what i'm talking about. Some people naturally go the extra mile while others do the bare minimum. Your mailperson might deliver the wrong mail to you frequently or maybe no mistakes ever and it's not if he skips your house due to 95 degree temperatures, it's the fact that he endures those temperatures and still does a good job. Maybe you need to analyze personal decency. The decent person notices the guy sweating bullets in the tin can that makes a 95 degree day feel like 110, and offers that guy a water. The cheap guy chalks it up as being part of his job. So you tip your barber $15 each time. Is it asking alot to tip the mailman that amount once a year? You need to answer that for yourself.
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