Money is like manure - you gotta spread it around.
I find its actually of more benefit to you if you do tip because you are securing a quality future service.
Thats the way it is at the moment, we can afford to be choosy about who we work for. Maybe not in the future, but at the moment we can.
I find its actually of more benefit to you if you do tip because you are securing a quality future service.
So do i tip my doctor aswell?
Speaking as a tradesman, nearly every small domestic job I do I receive a tip for. Generally, we don't like doing mickey mouse domestic jobs (anything less than 500 euro), because its uneconomical for you and the customer when you add in the hassle and cost of actually getting to the job. Your travel time eats into your margin, and that could be up to four hours, there and back just for a poxy 200 euro job. You nearly end up poorer than if you didn't do the job at all. So any tips are great, especially if you've broken your back on a job trying to get it done right.
So if I get a call from somebody who looks after me well, they will always get priority if they need me in an emergency or whatever. Sometimes people don't understand, but if I'm working 60-80 hours a week and someone who doesn't look after me is looking for me, I'm not going to go out of my way to accomodate them. Thats the way it is at the moment, we can afford to be choosy about who we work for. Maybe not in the future, but at the moment we can. And by looking after it could be as simple as an offer of a cup of tea and a biscuit, not just money. I've gotten DVD box sets, crates of beer, a cordless drill; one old lady gave me an apple and an orange as I was walking out the door. If I feel I've been well treated I will be quicker to go back and sort out any problems/snag the job.
For the same reason I tip my waiter, hairdresser, mechanic etc. I find its actually of more benefit to you if you do tip because you are securing a quality future service.
Its amazing the different in service when you tip.
Why do all pipes burst at the weekend? You non tippers will be frantically leafing thtough the phone book while your floor quickly becomes a swimming pool.
Copper, don't know what you do but 200 for 4 hours work = 400 a day = 104,000 for a 5 day week and you can't be bothered to do that. Pray tell me what you do as I think I need to change career
Here's a tip - Find out where your mains stop cock is, and make sure you have a key for it. Also a piece of hose and a couple of hose ties make a good emergency 'bandage' for a burst pipe.
You are giving out mixed messages. You complain about "poxy 200 euro jobs" and "breaking your back" yet also say that you can afford to be choosy - if that's the case, just don't do the jobs that are so unprofitable/hassle filled ?!
Getting a job "done right" is essential and is expected - if it's more difficult than you first thought then you just have to live with that - you can't expect to be tipped because a job requires more effort than anticipated!
Also, you have more or less admitted that if you are not "looked after" then you would be slow to go back and snag/sort out problems?!? No matter how you feel, this is your work and your responsibility and you are obliged to finish what you have started.
I know tradesmen work hard for their money but I don't think the sentiments you have expressed will get you much sympathy or tips.
You seem to hold some sort of a grudge against tradesmen
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