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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The anger about paying a talented worker for their services from a bunch of people who bill or who have spouse's who bill $300+ an hour is impressive. [/quote]

Except those billing $300 plus per hr went to 10 yrs of medical training or 4 yrs of law school plus internships at the cost of several hundred thousand dollars in education to be able to bill as such.  That is not a comparable skill and investment to cosmetology school and cutting/coloring hair.  There time is certainly worth money and salons do charge a lot for services, but sorry, I'm not "tipping" an extra $60 for 2 hrs of work which I [i]already[/i] am paying for.  [/quote]

I'm a lawyer, am married to a lawyer, and will soon be the parent of a newly minted lawyer when my child graduates from law school next month (BTW, law school is 3 years; not 4).  Lawyers' compensation is set without the expectation that their salary or base wage will be augmented by tips.  That's not the case for hair stylists or other salon staff.  I've gone to the same stylist for nearly 10 years.  She might not have as many years of formal education, but she is talented, creative, knowledgeable, diplomatic, and has years of experience.  She constantly seeks out training programs in her field.  I tip her because her financial deal with the salon is predicated on the expectation that clients will tip her.  And, she does a fantastic job. I'm not going to stiff her because she didn't go to law school (Though, honestly, she would make one heck of a lawyer -- she's super-smart.)  [/quote]

There is a very large area between stiffing her and tipping $100 for 90 min of service. [/quote]

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