I adjusted for inflation. But thanks for the quip.

 

Yep, definitely an FO. Like I mentioned a few pages up, the OE guide for my fleet actually says to tip van drivers. I wasn’t planning on skipping out on it anyway—I saw CAs tipping when I was a new hire, so I followed suit.

I assume you were asking if I was an FO because the “other pilots” I referred to would have to be CAs. I probably should have specified that I meant when a group of pilots were all on the same van (LAX, NYC), I have never seen anyone, CA or FO, stiff a van driver. I was surprised to see that HK has seen that several times.

 

I kinda just let it ride the first few times I witnessed. However, after seeing it multiple times over the last year or so. I decided to ask the APC hive mind. I wouldn't post something here if I hadn't seen it myself.

 

You’re so interested in how others spend their money but still haven’t posted your W-2, mortgage, and charity info.

Maybe you made less than me as a new hire. I don’t care. I happened to be receiving a pension when I got hired, so yeah I probably made more than you did when you got this job. I don’t care. I don’t care if you don’t give a dime to charity. I don’t care if you tip $100 to “the maids” (a boomer term of if I ever heard one). Your obsession about tipping or having dinner with your FO is really weird. Just pointing that out to you so you can course correct in your personal life.

 

Bruh I give out $2 bills. I ain't some regional FO, I'm in the big leagues now.

 

This the keyword here HK -Professionals. We seem to have a lot of lack of this in this industry nowadays.

 

Millennials are closing in on 40 years old. They’re conscientious tippers. As a reminder for the elderly among us, millennials lived in a time before the internet.

If you’re going to try and malign an entire generation, at least try to understand who you’re talking about.

I’ve covered for more than one <30year old FO (that’s Gen Z, by the way, Gramps) when tipping the driver. No, I don’t want them to pay me back, I just want them to show up prepared next trip.

I guarantee I made less than you did at my first airline job. I’ve always tipped van drivers and I am a millennial.

 

Mostly agree. The driver's literal job is to drive us safely and on time from point A to B. So, to tip for "getting us to our destination safely and on time" feels hollow. That is the literal point/aim/goal of their job.
Also, "getting" my bags? They are literally lifting them 3 feet from the ground to the van, and doing the reverse at destination. It feels similarly hollow to tip for that reason.
I have no doubt Skyhop and other transportation companies pay the drivers $X less per hour because they assume $X per hour in tips, so yes we are subsidizing their wages to a certain extent.
Tipping culture is out of control here in the U.S, and .I have no doubt more and more employers have it in their compensation calculus.
That being said, I tip the drivers $2 each way ($1 per bag) out of rote habit and because it's what everyone else does, NOT some gratitude or altruism or sense of professionalism.
I WILL tip $10 for above and beyond things like dropping me at employee parking on a JFK/LGA intra airport transfer.
I don't care whether others tip or not (although I DO judge them in my head for nonconformity &#129315
Im always happy and willing to spot (not even "lend") an FO $2 if they're out of singles or can't make change.

 

Well that sort of makes it company policy then...which means Delta should reimburse us for van driver tips.

 

So glad that there are so many interesting threads on this forum.

Seriously, though, you guys need to get out in the world a bit, maybe do some service work. Certainly you have more potential than to ***** at each other about tips, or perhaps not.