Do you tip roofers?

[MnMomtoboys]

I am at a loss as to why people will tip for what someone is getting paid to do. I tip the waitstaff, the hairdresser - but not the owner, and the pizza delivery etc. Not counter service, not take out, not furniture/appliance delivery.

As I stated before, and was ripped a new one for, when others tip those that are already being fully compensated for the their jobs, we are setting a precedent that is unnecessary.

At the local Dunkin Donuts, they not only have the begging jar, aka the tip cup out, they comment when someone doesn't leave the change in it. They expect to be tipped for taking your order handing you the coffee and taking your money. The cashier doesn't move, as there is another standing at the coffee machine who pours the coffee and hands it to the order taker. DD's friend works at a neighboring Dunkin's, she is making hundreds, yes hundreds of dollars a week in tips! On top of that she is earning over $8.00 per hour. She is taxed only on the hourly wage. (if the average donut counter worker does about the same, and gets say welfare, do you honestly think it fair that she is claiming only the hourly wage, when if fact she is earning substantially more due to tips?)

On another thread posters were talking about how much money the fake homeless pan handlers were making and what a lucrative job it can be all tax free.

When you don't pay taxes on money that you earn, isn't that tax evasion? Waitresses, in the true sense of waitress, earn substantially less per hour as tips are expected. They must now claim what they earn.

When you get paid an hourly wage or even salary, you are expected to do your job. Your paycheck is your 'tip'.

I have no problem being nice, offering coffee, water, etc. But I don't like to be ill thought of because I didn't tip in a situation that it is not warranted.

Unless they make it a law I shall tip who I want too. My life my choice.

 

[We_Love_Disney]

Who doesn't tip the pizza guy?

Sorry, that isn't how I intended it. Guess the sentence would be clearer if I said, " I tip the waitstaff, pizza delivery, hairdresser; but not the owner of the salon"

 

[We_Love_Disney]

Unless they make it a law I shall tip who I want too. My life my choice.

JEEZE Louise can't anyone just state an opinion without the likes of you holier than tho coming out of you ivory towers?

Did I tell you you can't tip? No I didn't.

You want to flush your money down a drain, I will only laugh at you.

 

[MnMomtoboys]

JEEZE Louise can't anyone just state an opinion without the likes of you holier than tho coming out of you ivory towers?

Did I tell you you can't tip? No I didn't.

You want to flush your money down a drain, I will only laugh at you.

fine your choice I just didn't appreciate being told I was insane. Which does imply I should not tip.

 

[We_Love_Disney]

fine your choice I just didn't appreciate being told I was insane. Which does imply I should not tip.

IN MY OPINION - it is INSANE to tip when it is unwarranted.

 

[Hannathy]

IN MY OPINION - it is INSANE to tip when it is unwarranted.

Well I will second your opinion!

 

[wdwmom2]

I have no problem being nice, offering coffee, water, etc. But I don't like to be ill thought of because I didn't tip in a situation that it is not warranted.

Since it is my post that you are talking about, I will respond.

It's not so much what you said, well maybe a little, but more how you said it. The large font and what appeared to be bolded was a little over the top.

I have no ill feelings toward you, I thought that maybe you may have been having a bad day, I don't know. I don't particularly like what you said, but I am not the type of person that harbors ill feelings. It takes a lot more than someone disagreeing with me on an internet forum!!!

 

[gthomson]

I typically don't tip anybody except waiter/waitresses and some that provide better than normal service while on vacations. But I had my roof done this week, and I did tip the roofer $40. Roof size was about 2500sqft. The company had two guys from another company re-do all the fascia boards, and a couple others do the added attic insulation, and three or four more that did the initial tear-off and cleanup. But the guy doing the actual roofing part I could see putting extra into making sure end result was all good. Would take some time at the start of each day to look from curb-side to make sure all was looking good and aligned, etc... And I could see in the end result that extra attention to detail - the roof-line looks great, very smooth and even, the valleys also very straight, the singles all aligned across sections of the roof. I've seen examples of jobs done bad, and appreciate the extra attention to detail this guy put into his work, even though he's the installer, not the company owner. I appreciate that extra effort on such a major project. And it was finished up just before Memorial Day weekend, so I figured $40 to pay for the pizza and beer, or BBQ for the family, or whatever this weekend. Tipping the owner of the company wouldn't make sense - that is what they're getting paid to do. But a yelp review there goes a long way instead of a tip.

 

[xlxo]

Roofing can hot hard work.... I tip them with bottles of ice chilled water.

A pee jar can be appreciated.

 

[IAHFTPT]

An oldie but a goodie.

 

[Mokat76]

No, but I keep an ice chest full of cold water fully stocked in the yard. I check the contents so it doesn't get empty. Those guys work hard and it's hot on a roof.

 

[Squirlz]

Roofing can hot hard work.... I tip them with bottles of ice chilled water.

A pee jar can be appreciated.

Thought them was jes fer weddins an stuf.