WTH with the transportation??
05-11-2022, 08:58 PM
#51
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Tips stands for
”To Insure Prompt Service”
if you’re not waiting for me when I get out front, the tip reflects that.
when I give a tip I always thank the driver for being there when we come out.
Reward good service and don’t keep tipping when you wait 20 minutes for pickup.
”To Insure Prompt Service”
if you’re not waiting for me when I get out front, the tip reflects that.
when I give a tip I always thank the driver for being there when we come out.
Reward good service and don’t keep tipping when you wait 20 minutes for pickup.
05-11-2022, 09:10 PM
#52
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Recognize that most van drivers are simply cogs in the machinery. Them being late is not usually their fault, but the transportation companies fault for scheduling them too tight, or being short staffed, or changing their assignment last minute.
05-12-2022, 05:33 AM
#53
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Ironic. You just told me how to spend my money (cover the spread) after telling me that it's out of bounds to tell anyone else how to spend their money. Different rules for you than others?
And FWIW, when an FO doesn't tip, I give extra. If an FO asks to borrow a buck or two, I never ask nor expect to be repaid.
But please, if you ever fly with me or any other Captain that calls you out on this, feel free to tell me/then what you think of tipping/not tipping.
And FWIW, when an FO doesn't tip, I give extra. If an FO asks to borrow a buck or two, I never ask nor expect to be repaid.
But please, if you ever fly with me or any other Captain that calls you out on this, feel free to tell me/then what you think of tipping/not tipping.
05-12-2022, 05:45 AM
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Cool. However, I reserve the right to mock you if you tell me that you're a crypto HODLer.
05-12-2022, 07:16 AM
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I never really understood the whole tipping the van driver thing. If you think about it, we are all employees working for those above us. Pilots don't tip the TSA for allowing us through security or the gate agent for getting us all boarded up. The van driver taking us to the airport we operate from is really no different than any other employee we deal with. They drive us, we then fly the people in the plane, etc. The driver doesn't work directly for the airline, but they are contracted by them so it is essentially the same.
For the new hires, they don't make really much money at all the first year. Give the new guys a break since everything costs so much and it's harder each and every day to pay bills. Those $1-2 tips over time add up.
For the new hires, they don't make really much money at all the first year. Give the new guys a break since everything costs so much and it's harder each and every day to pay bills. Those $1-2 tips over time add up.
05-12-2022, 07:30 AM
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05-12-2022, 07:48 AM
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Don't make much money? They make more than 3 times what I made my first year here. They are not raking it in but if they are struggling on first year pay they have other issues.
05-12-2022, 07:54 AM
#58
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I'm not saying 1st year pay is poverty, but having to tip a couple of dollars each and every van ride will add up each month.
05-12-2022, 07:59 AM
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I never really understood the whole tipping the van driver thing. If you think about it, we are all employees working for those above us. Pilots don't tip the TSA for allowing us through security or the gate agent for getting us all boarded up. The van driver taking us to the airport we operate from is really no different than any other employee we deal with. They drive us, we then fly the people in the plane, etc. The driver doesn't work directly for the airline, but they are contracted by them so it is essentially the same.
05-12-2022, 08:00 AM
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Now if you hire a driver (taxi, uber, etc) to go somewhere, then you should tip since its personal travel.
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