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Post by Ginger on Feb 15, 2018 20:12:11 GMT -4
Hotel housekeepers deal with all kinds of nastiness, are frequently assaulted, and there's trafficking in the industry too. I always leave the most generous tip I can even though I'm a low maintenance guest. I don't know, I guess I have a certain level of sympathy for anyone who is in a low level customer service position because so many people are incredibly rude to them. I was shocked when I found out that tipping hotel housekeepers is considered "optional" and "maybe leave two dollars if you want better service". I'm supposed to pay the college tuition of every white kid behind the counter at Chili's when I pick up some enchiladas, but the two women who spend upwards of 20 minutes literally cleaning my shit out of the toilet, changing my dirty sheets and emptying my trash deserve $2 at most. This is my point exactly - hotel housekeepers perform backbreaking work for almost no money and nobody cares because they are generally brown women and they are supposed to make themselves invisible and be grateful for anything they get. If housekeepers ever did what food servers do and posted stuff about bad tips on some snarky website devoted to self pity, they'd be hunted down, fired, and probably have their entire families deported. My Pal also overheard Work Nemesis giving $10 and very artfully brought it to her attention that 10% is policy. Work Nemesis is a protege of Soap Lady, and they both act like they are going to get some kind of reward in heaven for every dollar they save the company. |
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Post by LAX on Feb 15, 2018 23:33:22 GMT -4
Hotel housekeepers deal with all kinds of nastiness, are frequently assaulted, and there's trafficking in the industry too. I always leave the most generous tip I can even though I'm a low maintenance guest. I don't know, I guess I have a certain level of sympathy for anyone who is in a low level customer service position because so many people are incredibly rude to them. I worked a season at an inn in Vermont and nasty doesn't even begin to describe it. And this was at a fancy place; I can't imagine what horrors the staff must endure at low end places. Sorry about the off-topic, but I'm still really resentful about that job at the inn. My employer was one of the worst I've ever endured. Among their many sins they billed a mandatory 15% gratuity into the cost of the room but they did not distribute to the staff as tips, they just used it to pay our shitty wages. So most of these guests never left anything because they assumed the staff were covered by that built in gratuity completely unaware that there was no extra going to the staff. Once in a while a nice person would leave an extra cash tip and I seriously wanted to kiss them on the lips and give them all the fluffy towels and the best still fuzzy flannels. |
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Post by kateln on Feb 16, 2018 21:33:39 GMT -4
I haven't shopped in a base commissary (military grocery store) for years, so I don't know if this is still a practice, but, the baggers/people who carry the bags to the car are not paid at all or are only paid minimum wage/service wages, and rely on tips.
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Post by biondetta on Feb 17, 2018 7:02:24 GMT -4
Ugh. I hate the whole tipping policy. I never know when I'm supposed to tip. Why can't everyone just be paid a living wage at minimum and stop with tipping unless someone has gone out of their way in their service.
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Post by chonies on Apr 6, 2018 22:57:52 GMT -4
I'm going to a baby shower on Sunday. The biggish gift I bought off the registry wasn't available in the store, and it won't be here until after the shower (oops). I also bought a few books so I wouldn't arrive empty-handed, but how should I handle the main gift? Should I write a note that I bought the thing, or just bring it to their house when it arrives, or something else?
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Post by LAX on Apr 6, 2018 23:18:06 GMT -4
chonies, I think I would wrap a photo of the registry gift up with the books and attach a note apologizing for not having it in time for the big day. You could even be lighthearted about it with a joke about along the lines of aunt chonies' gift, like some babies, can't be counted on to arrive right on schedule.
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Post by scarlet on Apr 7, 2018 13:28:43 GMT -4
chonies, I think I would wrap a photo of the registry gift up with the books and attach a note apologizing for not having it in time for the big day. You could even be lighthearted about it with a joke about along the lines of aunt chonies' gift, like some babies, can't be counted on to arrive right on schedule. I was going to say put a photo in the card, too, but adding that bolded part is a perfect touch! |
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Post by Mugsy on Apr 7, 2018 14:20:45 GMT -4
I've done that with a Christmas gift that didn't come in time (minus the baby reference) and it works well. You still get to give something, they still get to unwrap a gift, and they know what they're getting.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2018 15:51:02 GMT -4
My mom does that all the time, she'll either wrap a picture of the thing in a small box or put it in a card. I think it's cute.
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Post by Ginger on Apr 7, 2018 17:18:02 GMT -4
My mom does that all the time, she'll either wrap a picture of the thing in a small box or put it in a card. I think it's cute. I've done that before. I'm glad somebody think it's cute.  Everybody online shops now and it's just a reality that sometimes things won't arrive in time. |
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