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Anonymous
| we tip the garbage men. They leave a little slip in our mailbox in case we want to tip. They ask that we mail the tip not tape it on the garage cans (due to theft). They specifically state that they cannot accept alcohol. |
Anonymous
In their stomach. |
Anonymous
Think that was PP's point re: drinking and driving. |
Anonymous
| I always tip the garbage men. They come rain, shine, snow or holiday. Our regular trash days are Monday & Thursday. I thought the schedule would change on Thanksgiving so they could spend the day with their families. Nope, there was garbage pickup on Thanksgiving morning. They work a hard (and stinky) job and I don't mind tipping them one bit. |
Anonymous
They work because it's their job. And they are paid very well for it. I've worked many holidays because I had to, and I probably got paid a lot less and certainly didn't get tipped. I'm not saying don't tip, but be realistic. They aren't performing charity on Thanksgiving out of the goodness of their hearts. They are doing the job they are paid to do. |
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I'd always heard the same idea of booze for tipping the garbage guys, but I'd always heard it as something a little smaller and more potent, like a flask of bourbon. |
Anonymous
| This is just nuts. Im sorry but I do not beleive in tipping people to do their job - exception only for those who make the majority of their income from tips, waitstaff for example. Government employees do not need tips. |
Anonymous
| Not everyone in has government run garbage service. I think most of Mont.County is privately contracted. So I'm assuming that these privately contracted garbage guys are not getting paid that much and probably don't get benefits. Have you seen these guys? They don't look like they have well paying jobs with bennies. I'll keep tipping ours. |
Anonymous
Do most jurisdictions collect trash from SFHs two days a week? (I live in a condo, but I always thought it was usually once a week. Two is nice!) |
Anonymous
Whats up with needing trash collection 2x/week? Who generates that much refuse? We have 2 kids and a dog and we can 2 weeks between collections. Of course, if you are not recycling your paper, cans, bottles, etc then you will have lots of trash. 
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Anonymous
It's not about volume; it's about smell. |
Anonymous
| I tip the mail man - $20.00. We live in a condo and he goes above and beyond his job. He knocks on our door when our mailbox is full (instead of just taking the mail back) and once I was out of the house while I was expecting a very important package (medicine, and he knew it) and we met while I was returning to the condo complex and he was leaving and he stopped the truck to give me my package. Besides, he is very polite and nice. |
Anonymous
| Government agencies, including USPS, supposedly prohibit employees from receiving money as a gift or gratuity. |
Anonymous
This is absurd and I have actually seen cards for Garbage collectors, mailmen, etc. These people have regular jobs and are paid well above minimum wage. Would you tip your bus driver or metro train operator or the really useless ones who sit in kiosk? No. Tip waitstaff generously because they only get $2.10/hr. Stop the silliness now of tipping everyone who provides a city or government service. |
Anonymous
No, my point is where in the truck do you think they've got room to store such bulky items? |