>From: Nicholas Burlakoff <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Museum discussion list <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: tips given to security guards and other staff >Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 13:47:11 -0400 > >The differences in tipping are cultural. In the US many service workers are >underpaid with the expectation that the bulk of their income will come from >tipping. In restaurants the recommended norm is 15% without alcoholic drinks >and 20% with alcoholic drinks. You have to be careful with room service, in >most hotels they automatically add 15% to the bill in addition to the room >service charge, in those cases I see no need to tip the deliverer. In hotels >it is $1 per day for the cleaning staff. Casual help (baggage handling, >message deliver, etc. it) is a dollar per service. These are rough practices >I am aware of. Some folks are more generous, some less so. There is a big >difference in tipping rates depending where one is in the US. As a rule of >thumb the South is less generous while in New York you may get rebuked by a >service provider for a “tip” perceived as below par. >Cheers, >-Nicholas > >-----Original Message----- >From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf >Of Regan Forrest >Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 11:25 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: tips given to security guards and other staff > >Perhaps this is a cultural thing (I'm in the UK), but I find it odd that >this issue even comes up, let alone often enough for listers to have defined >strategies for dealing with it! >I'm never sure who to tip or how much when I'm in the US. > > > What do ya'll tell your staff (especially security guards) > > about tips?  Have > > they been offered to them by visitors?  Are they allowed to > > accept them? > > What if the visitor INSISTS? > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > >> >========================================================= Important >Subscriber Information: >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at >http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed >information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message >to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" >(without the quotes). >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to >[log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff >Museum-L" (without the quotes). > >========================================================= >Important Subscriber Information: > >The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). > >If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).