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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tacky is not the right word, but yeah, it's a terrible gift. The best gift for people who work for you is a bonus. Second best is a gift card. [b]Third best is a heartfelt note of gratitude and some baked goods.[/b] I know some people would think that third one is terrible but I get that money is really tight for some folks and there really might not be funds for financial gifts, so at least a clear acknowledgment of their contributions and some kind of effort is better than nothing.

Anything else... just don't. [/quote]

Just like tipping at a restaurant, if you can't afford to do it, don't go out to eat. If you can't afford to tip your cleaning people at Christmas, you are a stingy ahole. You take care of the people who take care of you. [/quote]

PP here. The difference between hiring cleaners and going to a restaurant is that it's an ongoing relationship. If you got laid off during the year or experienced other financial hardship, you might have enough to keep on your cleaner but not to give them a cash bonus. Sure, you could also have just fired your cleaner and then not had any bonus obligation, but I'm guessing most cleaners would prefer to keep an otherwise good client over the course of the year and miss out on one tip than lose that work altogether.

If I were in that situation I would likely also recommend my cleaner to others to help them get more work, but that's not something that counts as a bonus.

But no, tipping your cleaner in December is not the same as tipping the waiter at the end of a meal. [/quote]

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