Originally Posted by
CaptainCarl
$6.00/trip (1+2+2+1)[Day 1+2+3+4]
$30.00/month (5 trips a month x $6.00)
$360.00/year (12 months in the year)
Kind of expensive if you're on first year FO pay at a Regional. But it keeps the van drivers happy and it's probably not going to break the bank. Plus, I would think you could deduct it from taxes at the end of the year.
True, but then again, EVERYTHING is expensive on first year pay.
Seems like the guys (and girls) that don't tip have got the $1000 headset, latest smart phone, latest tablet, and have ZERO problem going out on the overnights and chronically outspend their perdiem. To include tipping the bartender the usual amout for every beer.
Yet they ***** about how broke they are and say they don't have the money to tip the van driver.
Come to think of it, it's not just year one pilots.
As mentioned by Atlas, it's that person's money and they can do as they wish. I just can't stand to be around the coworkers that cry/complain about how broke they are as the reason they don't tip but their obvious spending habits dictate otherwise.
I'm a dollar each way kinda guy. Holidays I usually step it up to 5-10, just because I've worked service before. And many times then, just like now it wasn't by choice to be working the holiday. Like others have mentioned, the majority of van drivers AREN'T making anywhere near what 2nd year and higher pilot is making contrary to popular urban legend.