WTF do you feel the need to tip your mailman? They air very well compensated for what they do.
Being a US transplant I had the same reaction when I saw some article detailing appropriate holiday tips for the mailman, trash collector, gardener, plumber, baby sitter, whatever. What the hell? These people have jobs and salaries, and pensions! Why would I give them more money voluntarily? If they want more cash get another job. I do my job pretty damn well but architecture firms don't tip me for "awesome engineering"!
I tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers, and (grudgingly) hair cutter people (after my wife pointed out I was seen as an asshole for not doing so).
I was born in the US to immigrants. I totally concur on tipping on newspaper carriers, since they make so little. But, for many years, mail carriers weren't even allowed to accept cash tips. Their entry-level wages are on par to double those of entry level college grads in my area, and they get a pension.
And plumbers?? Really, or were you just adding that for effect? They make, like, $65/hr. I don't know how I feel about tipping hair stylists. Apparently, you don't have to tip if they're the owner of the salon? It starts to get so convoluted and crazy. Shampoo people get some too, and whatever. It's annoying, but I don't go to those kind of fancy pants salons anyway.
yeah I don't actually know if they said plumbers, just remember it was a list of several professions which I had never thought to tip. If it's a salaried job (i.e. most except waiters) I don't think I should have to tip. If they make "little" (however that is defined) then they should get a better job, not guilt people into paying them more.
I get my haircut from an old korean man, or his family members there. I have no idea if he owns the place. I also have no idea if $2, or $3 tip is ok, or makes him want to cut my ears off next time! So annoying.
Hm the haircut is $14, so $3 is over 20%. That should be good right? But 14% ($2) might be low? Does this work like restaurants?
edit: ok here's another article about it. Pretty crazy IMO
http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/12/luxury/holiday-tipping/index.htmlSome of the people you (apparantley) should tip:
- nannies
- day care workers
- building superintendents
- baristas
- dog walkers
- dry cleaning delivery people (this is a thing?)
- personal trainers
- school bus drivers
- garbage collector
- FedEx/UPS people??
Thankfully I don't interact with many of those. Nannies (and daycare) cost $20K+ a year here, and you're expected to tip on top of that? wtf? The dog walker we've used occasionally charges $17 for a half hour!
Lol "bartender you see regularly" ... maybe tipping shouldn't be your main concern.