Originally Posted by
Broncofan
How do you know? Have you actually asked them? Serious question, because you are right, I never have asked. If the company and my union have negotiated for more money that incorporates an amount of per diem to include a van tip, then there is no excuse. I just don't think that is the case, but I would love to know. And yes I have worked as a waiter in college, however I recieved less that minimum wage on the expectation of tips. As far as I know, van drivers are paid appropriately for driving the vehicle and receive a tip for handling my bag, which I do tip for.
I do tip most of the time now, assuming I have the cash on me. I also am not going to judge someone who didn’t and if someone judges me based on one interaction, I probably have no interest or care in their opinion anyway.
with that said, most van drivers for us have another full time position within the hotel that also has van driving as one of its duties. I’ve seen front desk workers, maintenance workers, managers etc all do it, this they are getting above minimum wage to perform that task.
I think most of the militant defenders of always tipping are old school folks or ones that were simply told this when they started and have blindly followed that mantra.