Tipping- Am I an asshole??

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I think my parents never did tipped the housekeepers when I was growing up but I learned to do it as an adult. I always thought you did it when you were checking out.

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I have never heard of tipping the housekeeper. I am not sure it is as common as some people here seem to think.

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Anonymous wrote:Always tip housekeeping. I do it by the day, used to do it at the end but was informed that staff can change day to day so leaving it on only one day may stiff some staff, so I do it daily.

So those of you who do it by the day, how do you make it clear that it's for the housekeeper and not some change you left out? Do you put it on the unmade bed?

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of tipping the housekeeper. I am not sure it is as common as some people here seem to think.

It is not common. I have read that about 20% of guests do leave a tip. If that is accurate, they are the exception rather than the rule.

A hotel maid cleans on average about 15 rooms a day so at a $5 tip per room that would be $75 per day plus their salary that usually exceeds minimum wage - assuming everyone tips. This would mean they are earning over $36K per year at a minimum.

People who say that tipping housekeeping staff at hotels is "required" are nuts when it comes to tipping.

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If you don't want to tip, can I suggest you stay at union hotels to ensure that the staff are properly compensated?

http://www.hotelworkersrising.org/HotelGuide/

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Anonymous wrote:People I tip:

Restaurant servers
Bartenders
Food delivery
Hair dresser
Housekeeping
Bellhops if they carry bag
Ballpark vendors, although that's usually just rounding change
Movers

People I do not tip:

Coffee baristas (they make decent money)
Ice cream scoopers (ditto)
Takeout food
Business owners (i.e., photographers, landscapers)
Grocery delivery
Newspaper delivery (I would if it were a kid, but not the adults).
Sanitation workers

+1, I generously tip everyone who has the potential to make my life more pleasant. I don't care if they are nice to me because I compensate them well for their kindnesses to or if they really do believe I'm clearly one of the nicest people they've ever met and it's a pleasure to serve me. As long as they make my life a little more pleasant, well then their work is deserving of a generous TIP.

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I always tip 15% at a restaurant or 20% if the service is excellent. I do this because they are paid less than minimum wage. I don't tip a housekeeper though because he/she does make minimum wage (or more).

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of tipping the housekeeper. I am not sure it is as common as some people here seem to think.

It is among those with class.

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Anonymous wrote:Always tip housekeeping. I do it by the day, used to do it at the end but was informed that staff can change day to day so leaving it on only one day may stiff some staff, so I do it daily.

So those of you who do it by the day, how do you make it clear that it's for the housekeeper and not some change you left out? Do you put it on the unmade bed?

I leave it with a note (the hotel notepad usually) saying "For housekeeper, thank you." So there is no question that it's not misplaced, forgotten, etc., housekeepers are often very careful/wary of dealing with cash, etc., lest they be accused of theft, so best to be explicit that it's for them.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of tipping the housekeeper. I am not sure it is as common as some people here seem to think.

It is not common. I have read that about 20% of guests do leave a tip. If that is accurate, they are the exception rather than the rule.

A hotel maid cleans on average about 15 rooms a day so at a $5 tip per room that would be $75 per day plus their salary that usually exceeds minimum wage - assuming everyone tips. This would mean they are earning over $36K per year at a minimum.

People who say that tipping housekeeping staff at hotels is "required" are nuts when it comes to tipping.

WOW... $36k a year! It's a fucking cakewalk cash bonanza!

Some of you are just incredible (not in a good way). I doubt many/any of you would or could do that job for $36k a year.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of tipping the housekeeper. I am not sure it is as common as some people here seem to think.

were you raised in the u.s.?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Always tip housekeeping. I do it by the day, used to do it at the end but was informed that staff can change day to day so leaving it on only one day may stiff some staff, so I do it daily.

So those of you who do it by the day, how do you make it clear that it's for the housekeeper and not some change you left out? Do you put it on the unmade bed?

1) I always leave bills, not change.
2) I put it someplace obvious where someone wouldn't empty their pockets such as on the bathroom counter or next to the coffee maker. I always feel like I'm paying the prostitute when I leave it on the bed, so I try to avoid this.
3) I am usually pretty good about putting my belongings away before I leave the room, so there's never other money laying around.

I usually leave $5 or whatever I have on me.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of tipping the housekeeper. I am not sure it is as common as some people here seem to think.

It is not common. I have read that about 20% of guests do leave a tip. If that is accurate, they are the exception rather than the rule.

A hotel maid cleans on average about 15 rooms a day so at a $5 tip per room that would be $75 per day plus their salary that usually exceeds minimum wage - assuming everyone tips. This would mean they are earning over $36K per year at a minimum.

People who say that tipping housekeeping staff at hotels is "required" are nuts when it comes to tipping.

WOW... $36k a year! It's a fucking cakewalk cash bonanza!

Some of you are just incredible (not in a good way). I doubt many/any of you would or could do that job for $36k a year.

There are people with fucking undergraduate degrees who don't make that sort of money quite apart from the fact the tips are not taxed. So do I think a hotel maid is fairly compensated at $36K? You bet! It is work that requires minimal skills and so they get paid accordingly.

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The above is contemptuous. Housekeeping is backbreaking, tedious, dirty work. That anyone would begrudge an extra $5.00 because a college grad may not make the king's ransom of less than the national median income but a hotel maid does...is just...contemptuous.