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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2016-05-23 1:05 PM, wrote:
> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:34:47 AM UTC-5, Capulin wrote:
>>
>> On 5/23/2016 9:31 AM, Janet B wrote:
>>>
>>> I've often thought those guys were unsung heroes. They were out in
>>> blistering heat, freezing cold, rain and snow. All to haul our trash
>>> to a truck. Their legs, backs and arms must have punished them
>>> something awful. Yet everyone sneers at the trash man.
>>> Janet US
>>>
> Up until about 15 years ago everybody had 20 and 30 gallon
> trash cans, metal or plastic. The city started a recycling
> program and delivered to every household one 96 gallon trash
> bin and one 96 gallon recycling bin. I called and asked for
> the 64 gallon size in each bin.
>>
>>
>> We TIP them at Xmas.
>>
>>
> Trash collectors here work a 4 day week and the city stopped
> them about 10 years ago from asking for tips at Christmas.
> There was much squalling as some of those guys made several
> thousand dollars by sticking out their hand. If they did
> something extra such as mowing my yard, cleaning gutters,
> shoveling snow, etc. I'd tip them. But I'm not tipping them
> for a job they are being paid to do that does not entail
> extra duties.
>

Why not? They provide a service? There seems to be no end to the jobs
that some people feel are jobs that require tipping, and those who think
that because the cost of living has gone up, we should pay waiters a
minimum 20%. Even places that have counter service often have tip jars
where I suppose you are supposed to tip for the service you didn't get.