This one come from my brother-in-law Stefan who (or is it "whom"...I suppose that's a whole other topic) I encouraged to contribute to this blog. He says,
"You know what really grinds my gears," (side note: I love that expression!), "...tip cups! I went to the bagel store today and besides the fact that they charge $0.90 for a bagel, they have the nerve to ask for a tip for doing their job. Isn't that what their boss pays them for?!"
I have to agree with you Stefan. I think the "tip cup phenomenon" has gotten a little out of hand. I understand tipping a waitress or the guys that dry my car after a wash, even the girl who cuts my hair or does my nails because I know they are making less than minimum wage and they count on tips to bring them up to at least that. BUT, all of those people give me service with a smile. Usually those little brats in the bagel store, ice cream shop, coffee shoppe, etc are more concerned with texting their friends or sharing gossip than getting my order right.
If we're going to start tipping people for simply showing up to work and doing their jobs- then I don't want to miss out on the action! From now on, I will put a tip jar on my desk, if anyone asks me to do something, I'll need to hear some clinking in the jar. Submit a project? That'll require some hard cash in there.
Who am I kidding though- you know I'd cash it all in and buy pizza for the office- cause I'm nice like that.
Thanks for the input Stefan!!
