Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 17:17     Subject: Re:Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
I typically tip $20 per helper, but if they are fantastic I tip $50.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 16:31     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The poor kid is probably clearing about $16.00 for your 2 hour party BEFORE taxes. If she made things easier on you, give her $20. It's not "creating a tipping culture."
It's being a decent person.


+1 It is such a small amount, especially since the large amount you're paying for the venue isn't going to the slave working who is cleaning up after your guests.


I disagree, to most people it is not a small amount. People who tip this way probably think $20 is pocket change, and more power to them. Most of us lead contented lives only because we budget carefully to avoid dropping twenties all over the place.
I have planned parties at the Audubon Nature Center and the College Park Aviation Museum, and have never thought of tipping. Otherwise I plan parties at home.



Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 16:24     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
I've never tipped at a party.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 14:27     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I give them $20.


Same, per person.


Same here.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 14:24     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:The poor kid is probably clearing about $16.00 for your 2 hour party BEFORE taxes. If she made things easier on you, give her $20. It's not "creating a tipping culture."
It's being a decent person.


+1 It is such a small amount, especially since the large amount you're paying for the venue isn't going to the slave working who is cleaning up after your guests.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 13:51     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
The poor kid is probably clearing about $16.00 for your 2 hour party BEFORE taxes. If she made things easier on you, give her $20. It's not "creating a tipping culture."
It's being a decent person.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 13:24     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:I tend to go with $20 unless I feel that more is appropriate.

It's a once-a-year thing - if you can afford to have a party at a venue, you can probably afford the $20.


ESP. since you're usually paying hundreds of dollars for the event.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 13:16     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
I tend to go with $20 unless I feel that more is appropriate.

It's a once-a-year thing - if you can afford to have a party at a venue, you can probably afford the $20.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 13:03     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:11:36 again - I have helped out at such parties before and know my friends never tip either.



I agree with you.

DCUM is ridiculous when it comes to tipping. I follow a simple rule: if someone providing the service is under-compensated by his/her employer in anticipation of tips, I will do so. Otherwise, I will not.

I will not tip because I earn so much more than some person providing the service which seems to be an argument that is occasionally used. I donate to charity instead.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 12:51     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
We had a party at Chuck E Cheese and things were so chaotic at the end that I just signed the bill and handed it back to the waitress. I didn't tip. I COMPLETELY spaced. I realized it later and felt terrible.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 12:51     Subject: Re:Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:Op here. I was thinking $20.00 since they are not involved/responsible to entertain the kids, but I decided to check here because the venue sent an email regarding the party details and it says there that tips are not required but appreciated and $30-$65 is common deep pending on how helpful they are. I thought it was too much. I have been to one of those parties and didn't see anything worth $30.00 tip for 45 min of work, on top of their wage.


$30-$65? That's INSANE! I'm sure you don't want to say the venue, but I'd be very curious to know.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 12:39     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Never - I never even thought about doing it.

This is not about being cheap. It is just not feasible to tip a paid employee who performs a service for you, particularly if you have to stay within a tight budget (which many on DCUM seem to be blithely unaware of, lucky them). I understand these people don't earn much. I don't either and don't expect to be tipped.

What have we come to when we feel the need to tip all and sundry???


If you are on such a budget, you shouldn't host parties at venues. It is like complaining about tipping a waiter when you finish a meal and explain it is because you're on a budget.


It is nothing like tipping a waiter at the end of a meal, since servers get paid much less than actual minimum wage because of tips. Presumably, the person at the party venue is being paid at least minimum wage for their job.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 12:31     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Never - I never even thought about doing it.

This is not about being cheap. It is just not feasible to tip a paid employee who performs a service for you, particularly if you have to stay within a tight budget (which many on DCUM seem to be blithely unaware of, lucky them). I understand these people don't earn much. I don't either and don't expect to be tipped.

What have we come to when we feel the need to tip all and sundry???


If you are on such a budget, you shouldn't host parties at venues. It is like complaining about tipping a waiter when you finish a meal and explain it is because you're on a budget.


Who are you to decide what life others should lead? That is an extremely ignorant comment, PP, and would effectively ban 99% of the world at venues.
I tip waiters because there exists a long-time convention surrounding wait-staff.
I do not want to create new categories of tipped employees, because that's a slippery slope. There have been numerous debates and articles in recent years about the culture of over-tipping.

Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 12:21     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Thanks, DCUM. I would have never even have thought abut tipping an employee at the bday venue. Now I will.
Anonymous
Post 01/12/2015 11:43     Subject: Do you tip "party assistant" at venues?
Anonymous wrote:
Never - I never even thought about doing it.

This is not about being cheap. It is just not feasible to tip a paid employee who performs a service for you, particularly if you have to stay within a tight budget (which many on DCUM seem to be blithely unaware of, lucky them). I understand these people don't earn much. I don't either and don't expect to be tipped.

What have we come to when we feel the need to tip all and sundry???


If you are on such a budget, you shouldn't host parties at venues. It is like complaining about tipping a waiter when you finish a meal and explain it is because you're on a budget.