Originally Posted by
flightlessbirds
...Come on man...be decent. Tip the Van Driver. Tip your Bartender. Don't be a management type. We are all just labor expense here to the MBA-types that run the world.
PS: I despise the whole tipping culture and what it represents for labor everywhere...but such is life
I agree with this. I don't really like tipping for basic things where there isn't a lot of real differentiation in service but it's the social norm in the country we live and work in. People do that job with understanding they will be tipped. I'm embarrassed when I find myself standing there without a dollar because I forgot to make sure I had cash before I left. I'm embarrassed when one of my coworkers just walks off without a tip.
Originally Posted by
Varsity
...if they aren't there to pick you up at the scheduled time. Seems far more common now.
I agree with this too. For one, it's probably the single biggest differentiation between good service and bad service for a van driver. They can look up our flights online for Christ's sake. Also, in a previous life as a corporate pilot, I spent a lot of time waiting because, as the van drivers told me, they've got to prioritize the airline pilots because they're "on a schedule". Well, I'm on that airline pilot schedule now and I don't want to wait. If it's a long overnight, I probably don't notice too much. But if it's a 10 hour overnight and I'm there waiting at the curb for a ride to the hotel... I'm mad. Mad means no tip. Lifting my bag from the ground to the van... I don't really care about that one bit. But being on time, that matters.