If you're only tipping waitstaff, you're doing it wrong. (hexbear.net)

submitted 7 months ago by happybadger@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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You should be tipping anyone who does a good job whether or not you think it "serves" you. I was at a public urinal earlier and tipped the guy next to me for having a great pee. $5 might not mean much to you but it adds up over a day for them.

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[-] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 29 points 7 months ago

I always tip my landlord and property management 20%.

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago

my property manager was a maoist in college he's pretty cool

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 7 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

We should all tip your landlord for providing one of our own with a home. Sometimes I just go to random homes and tip the owners for being part of the community.

edit: or just whoever is out front. I don't know if they live here or not

[-] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

That was me, I was leaving from tipping the last guy who was out front

[-] Antiwork@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

That's called tithing

[-] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 24 points 7 months ago

Sometimes I tip the squirrels for being cute with expired bread.

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 21 points 7 months ago

I was driving past a kid the other day and tipped them just for being brave enough to take money from a stranger. That's a big step in a young entrepreneur's life!

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 16 points 7 months ago

Tipping as a form of mutual aid

[-] happybadger@hexbear.net 15 points 7 months ago

That's what I was trying to explain at the urinal but the pee champ ran away as soon as I tucked $5 in his shirt pocket and said "Damn big guy, you earned it". It could have been a community building moment but people are too caught up in their own lives.

[-] odmroz@hexbear.net 8 points 7 months ago

New tagline pls mods 🥺

[-] CptKrkIsClmbngThMntn@hexbear.net 9 points 7 months ago

Yeah, I tip the homeless.

[-] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 13 points 7 months ago

Unironically yes.

If you are in a position of comfort economically hook us up.

Tip your cashier, tip everyone. One struggle.

[-] kristina@hexbear.net 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

i saw donald trump the other day and told him he was the biggest wettest boy, and that he is doing a great job. i handed him a dollar and two pennies. he seemed so happy!

[-] absolutefuckinidiot@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 7 months ago

Great example of this is Amazon delivery drivers. I assume other cities in the west have those Amazon vans going around now delivering stuff instead of relying on local mail services. In my experience these guys are the absolute best delivery people in terms of their customer service. If they try to deliver something when I'm at work and can't get into my building they will almost always phone me and if I ask if they can come back in a few hours when I'm home they almost always do. I'm just assuming they get paid less than UPS, FedEx, ect delivery people, yet the service they offer me is vastly superior. I always try to throw them some dollars if I can.