Sleepaway Camp Tipping

[Anonymous]

Yes, tip the counselors. Whatever you feel is reasonable, I would say minimum $140 ($20/week), and would go up from there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, tip the counselors. Whatever you feel is reasonable, I would say minimum $140 ($20/week), and would go up from there

Don’t. You will embarrass yourself and them. They aren’t supposed to accept tips.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^ this.

My child will work at a camp for 8 weeks (1 week of training plus 7 weeks in a bunk supervising children) and is being paid $1300 for the entire time. I am outraged by this, but apparently labor laws and minimum wage don't apply to summer camps/counselors. And, my child is happy there, working their tail off for peanuts, so who am I to complain.

Don't be cheap, tip the counselors

Well then people shouldn’t choose to work there if they don’t like the low pay. Some of these 7 week camps are $15k. No way I am paying another $1400 in tips.