Good morning everyone,
I keep seeing the campaign pictures of Jägermeister and their campaign "Tipping is part of it!" at Berlin train stations at the moment.💸
https://www.about-drinks.com/jaegermeister-setzt-kampagne-trinkgeld-gehoert-dazu-fort/
Since tipping for me also has something to do with finances and represents a part of the income for some professions, I would be interested in your view.
Do you tip? If so, what percentage do you tip? To which professional groups?
To be honest, I'm always a bit ambivalent about the subject.
I have been a service provider since the beginning of my professional life and have therefore come into contact with tipping.
Even if I am basically of the opinion that it is not my task as a customer to give tips to maintain the existence of the employees, if the employer pays too little basic salary, I still give tips to some professional groups.
In restaurants or cafes it seems to be normal for most people yes, but what about you in bars/pubs?
At the cinema/theater? At your responsible @Paketknecht ?
At your hairdresser/barber or physiotherapist?
Who has experience with it: At the home care service that come for relatives?
I like to provide the local delivery people with water in the summer and, if we have a barbecue at that time of day, with a bratwurst in a bun. In the winter, we sometimes have a pot of tea/coffee.
At Easter and Christmas, we hang a little something on the mailbox for our delivery people (DHL, Hermes, UPS, DPD and the local newspaper delivery person). (For example, a small chocolate Easter bunny).
The then caregivers of my grandmother we invited in the morning usually for breakfast. (Some of them also started to bring fresh rolls).
Craftsmen are also usually supplied by us with food and drinks during the construction period.
As you can read, I rarely give money directly, because as written above I don't think it's my job to increase the income, if employers save on the remuneration. For this I am happy to share small things like food or drinks. 😇
In gastro I try to stick to about the 10% if it fits reasonably and I have sufficient cash on me. Since I mostly pay by card and don't always have cash on hand, it can sometimes be less than 10%.
(Tip about the card payment runs through the tax and is therefore avoided by me).
