Originally Posted by
UnlimitedAkro
I have always wondered why pilots do not get tipped. I tip a few bucks for some girl to cut my hair in a few minutes, even when it is crappy. I tipped 5 bucks tonight for some guy to bring me a couple of drinks at dinner over a period of less than 30 minutes. But a few days ago I flew a plane of 76 people 800 miles, taking into consideration their well being, smoothness of flight, on time departures and arrivals, and the safety of their lives. I got paid pennies on the dollars for 2 hours of work than I spent more than 4 hours of my time considering preflight and post flight duties. Pretty pathetic.
I'm sure there is some reasonable reason for why we don't get tipped... I don't know the reason though.
yeah I agree with you... sometimes you just wonder why we have to tip. I don't like getting my hair shampooed at salons, but most salons require wet hair (to cut long hair) so then I'm "forced" to tip not only the hair stylist, but the shampoo girl as well. But then again, I realize that that is the cost of getting a haircut... if I didn't want to pay up, I could always become cousin it or do a homejob.
Seems like you're supposed to tip just about anyone. I don't always agree with it either. But you know, I don't think we should not tip bartenders or van drivers just because WE're not getting tipped. That's not their fault.