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Tips for builders
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I've currently got a guy in replacing the flat roof at the front of my flat.
It's not a huge contract, but he turned up on time & seems to be making a good job of it (as far as I can tell anyway - I guess I'll find out next time it rains), should be done in a day.
According to the quote it should cost around £600 all in.
While I'm normally comfortable with tipping (restaurants, delivery men etc), this is a bit outside my experience.
Any thoughts on an acceptable tip?
It's not a huge contract, but he turned up on time & seems to be making a good job of it (as far as I can tell anyway - I guess I'll find out next time it rains), should be done in a day.
According to the quote it should cost around £600 all in.
While I'm normally comfortable with tipping (restaurants, delivery men etc), this is a bit outside my experience.
Any thoughts on an acceptable tip?
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i dont see why you would need to tip merely for him managing to turn up ontime and do his job...isn't that a given?
if he'd gone out of his way for you, done a few little extra jobs or something then yes...but to reward someone for doing exactly what you have paid them to do is frankly wrong - you are indeed helping to set a precedent and before long builders all over will be expecting tips even if theyve done sod all to deserve it...same as now happens with pizza delivery and taxis etc - with some actually getting shirty with you if you dont tip - or even dont give enough of a tip...
a tip is a reward...not a right, nor is it a 'norm'...
if he'd gone out of his way for you, done a few little extra jobs or something then yes...but to reward someone for doing exactly what you have paid them to do is frankly wrong - you are indeed helping to set a precedent and before long builders all over will be expecting tips even if theyve done sod all to deserve it...same as now happens with pizza delivery and taxis etc - with some actually getting shirty with you if you dont tip - or even dont give enough of a tip...
a tip is a reward...not a right, nor is it a 'norm'...