Tipping Porter's at truck stops

Until this post I have never given a thought to a tip.

Always figured truck stop was paying a person to clean the showers as their assigned job??

 

I have never tipped a truckstop porter, nor would I ever.

It's the job you're being paid to do. Sorry.

I don't tip the tire guy, either....

 

Why don't you tip a driver when he cleans a table? Heck, unlike you thats not his job

As for the waitress, well the US is a tipping society for food service. They are paid much less knowing they will get tips.

 

My spouse has certain requirements (Special needs a poor word choice) When we run into a staffed truckstop that has a staff worker who shows making our reservation... that worker is about to see the rain.

 

True.

However, waitresses can LEGALLY be paid a buck or two below minimum wage. Their tips are supposed to make up the difference. The sweeter they are, the harder they hustle, the more they make.

Used to be the IRS depended on foodservice workers to report their own tips. Now the IRS calculates how much they SHOULD HAVE EARNED based on the restaurant's annual sales. From what I heard, they are then taxed accordingly.

You make at least minimum wage as a porter. You are paid that wage in exchange for you doing your job correctly.

Sorry, that's all ya get.

No one tips me.

Of course, my boss gives me a turkey at Thanksgiving, so there is that.

I'm not trying to bust yer chops, but I'm an old guy, and I learned as a teenager, that you only earn what your employer thinks you're worth. If it's not enough, you gotta make changes.

 

if the shower is clean and not a half a##ed job I would throw a buck on the counter.

it's a thankless job, cleaning up after disgusting drivers and I appreciate the effort.