Tipping Movers?

[Cratchit]

This is what I've always done and my parents did too: tip before they start moving your furniture and have food and cold drinks for them at the new place. Nothing fancy, just cold cuts and rolls and sodas. It was always much appreciated and we never had anything lost or broken.

well, if its really hot, we'd rather just have gatorade or water. soda tends to slow us down.

also, if you are showing off those legs while we are moving you, we'll be in a much happier mood and therefore handle it more carefully

 

[Angeline]

well, if its really hot, we'd rather just have gatorade or water. soda tends to slow us down.

also, if you are showing off those legs while we are moving you, we'll be in a much happier mood and therefore handle it more carefully

We're moving next year. I'll keep both your suggestions in mind.

 

[Cratchit]

We're moving next year. I'll keep both your suggestions in mind.

where are you moving to? lol

seriously, a VERY skimpy or revealing outfit would be great. we know our job sucks and since we dont often get that, when we do, it makes the day that much better

 

[Hester]

i provide food and drinks for the workers and drivers and tip the workers but not the drivers. the drivers get paid pretty well and the movers not so well and usually don't get benefits. and since they're the ones doing the hard work, they get the tips.

 

[Angeline]

where are you moving to? lol

seriously, a VERY skimpy or revealing outfit would be great. we know our job sucks and since we dont often get that, when we do, it makes the day that much better

From Maine to Asheville, NC. Got any recs?

 

[Cratchit]

i provide food and drinks for the workers and drivers and tip the workers but not the drivers. the drivers get paid pretty well and the movers not so well and usually don't get benefits. and since they're the ones doing the hard work, they get the tips.

WOW! well, the drivers do get paid decently, they are also mainly responsible for getting your stuff there safely. both in loading it safely and driving there. yes, the helpers do more, work harder, but just think it doesnt seem fair not to tip the guy who gets your stuff to its destination

 

[Cratchit]

From Maine to Asheville, NC. Got any recs?

forgive me, but what do you mean by recs?

 

[Angeline]

forgive me, but what do you mean by recs?

Sorry! Recommendations.

 

[Cratchit]

well, for my company's sake and to keep this thread moving, i will say atlas van lines is someone who could move you

 

[Hester]

WOW! well, the drivers do get paid decently, they are also mainly responsible for getting your stuff there safely. both in loading it safely and driving there. yes, the helpers do more, work harder, but just think it doesnt seem fair not to tip the guy who gets your stuff to its destination

if someone already makes a fair wage, i generally don't tip. therefore, i don't tip drivers, they make a fair wage to do their job and i know they have company incentives to get the load to its destination in a safe and timely manner.

i make a fair wage and don't get tipped.

i've been know to selectively tip construction workers who are at my place for a long time and do a particularly good job. i've also paid them for vacation days that i know the contractor does not cover. but i don't do this all the time and i don't tip the contractor.

do you tip your doctor? nurse practitioner? UPS driver?

 

[Wat_Tyler]

Terrible service gets about $4-- I don't care how much the bill is.


I give 'em a tip and refreshments. I also do this with the maintenance guys in my building.

Do you tip the artists at the make-up counter?

LOL. Er, no, I don't wear make-up, but, if I did, I would. I tip my barber.


On the cruise I took last month, it dawned on me that those young people busted their asses every day for six months straight. They were from southeast Asia, Latin America, and eastern Europe. I really took a liking to several of them. They really enjoyed talking about home, in each case, and I learned a lot.


So, I took about $70 and passed it out in several bits. I wish that I could have afforded to do more. Our table steward hugged me when I saw her last, and the drink server in the casino almost cried. I think that it meant a lot to them.

 

[Cratchit]

if someone already makes a fair wage, i generally don't tip. therefore, i don't tip drivers, they make a fair wage to do their job and i know they have company incentives to get the load to its destination in a safe and timely manner.

i make a fair wage and don't get tipped.

i've been know to selectively tip construction workers who are at my place for a long time and do a particularly good job. i've also paid them for vacation days that i know the contractor does not cover. but i don't do this all the time and i don't tip the contractor.

do you tip your doctor? nurse practitioner? UPS driver?

no, but then those are professions where tips are not generally given. the moving business is one where tips CAN be given at the discretion of the customer. whether they make a fair wage or not should not factor into whether you give a tip. its kinda like a slap in the face to the driver. the tip goes to show your appreciation for hard work and its like telling him you didnt care for his work, his dedication to your stuff

 

[restlessnights]

No, you didn't over tip.

If you want your stuff to arrive unbroken, and your walls to unscuffed, etc. - then tip - if they do the job right.

The principle of tipping is to pay for and encourage good service. Believe me, moving someone is not easy and those guys don't get paid much for busting their ass moving you. It isn't an easy job. BTDT. A mover does a lot more work per customer than some waiter or waitress.

Don't you tip when they're done? Otherwise it's not a tip, it's extortion.

 

[Saint Peter]

Tip for the mover:

"Break my stuff and I will break your face."


Unless he is a really big dude in which case I would let the air out of all of the tires on his truck.

 

[Cratchit]

Don't you tip when they're done? Otherwise it's not a tip, it's extortion.

i would agree with you. but then i guess it depends on your perception of tipping. i always felt it was a form of gratitude, showing your appreciation for a service done well.

 

[classclown]

Movers gererally tip theirselves by stealing your shit. I would never hire movers.

 

[Hester]

no, but then those are professions where tips are not generally given. the moving business is one where tips CAN be given at the discretion of the customer. whether they make a fair wage or not should not factor into whether you give a tip. its kinda like a slap in the face to the driver. the tip goes to show your appreciation for hard work and its like telling him you didnt care for his work, his dedication to your stuff

i'm glad you have such a sense of entitlement.

in most any business a tip can be given at the discretion of the customer. why wouldn't your logic apply to other professions? shouldn't you tip your doctor to show your appreciation so that it's not a slap in the face for her hard work and dedication? it took her a lot longer to go through med school than it did for you to get your cdl.

 

[Mansa Musa]

$10 per person per hour. Yes, they're paid by their bosses. But, they're carrying around your heavy ass shit. When I moved back to the States, I spent 45 Euros alltogether (40 Euros for both movers, and 5 Euros for soda and coffee).

 

[deathbypickle]

i didn't tip, i actually paid them less


coming almost 5 hours late didn't make me happy person

 

[iceburg1]

if i do all the work myself...who is going to tip me???

I will tip you !!

 

[Cratchit]

i'm glad you have such a sense of entitlement.

in most any business a tip can be given at the discretion of the customer. why wouldn't your logic apply to other professions? shouldn't you tip your doctor to show your appreciation so that it's not a slap in the face for her hard work and dedication? it took her a lot longer to go through med school than it did for you to get your cdl.

hey, i didnt made the unwritten rules, i am just telling you how it generally is. show me one person who tips their doctor. nobody. Why? Because at some point, it never became a profession that includes tipping.
While the dr. did take a lot longer to go through school, thats not the issue. over the years it has been dictated what jobs are considered tipworthy or not

And most people dont tip to encourage good service, but to show their appreciation for getting good service, which the employee should do regardless

 

[Alt]

I've never heard of this. How much does one tip, generally?

Movers are the male equivalent of strippers. Lay down in front of them and hold the bills in your mouth and they'll bend down to snag it.

 

[cramer-FL]

Tip for the mover:

"Break my stuff and I will break your face."


Unless he is a really big dude in which case I would let the air out of all of the tires on his truck.

Great now he is stuck in front of your house. He will probably want to crash on the sofa he just carried in your house.

My tip: If you want a tip get a job that society deems tip worthy.

 

[cramer-FL]

no, but then those are professions where tips are not generally given. the moving business is one where tips CAN be given at the discretion of the customer. whether they make a fair wage or not should not factor into whether you give a tip. its kinda like a slap in the face to the driver. the tip goes to show your appreciation for hard work and its like telling him you didnt care for his work, his dedication to your stuff

A profession is an occupation, vocation or career where specialized knowledge of a subject, field, or science is applied.[1] It is usually applied to occupations that involve prolonged academic training and a formal qualification. Hate to be a prick but moving furniture is not a profession.

 

[Cratchit]

A profession is an occupation, vocation or career where specialized knowledge of a subject, field, or science is applied.[1] It is usually applied to occupations that involve prolonged academic training and a formal qualification. Hate to be a prick but moving furniture is not a profession.

that's funny, cause i bet most all furniture movers would tend to disagree with you. But if you think just any guy can walk off the street and instantly know how to do everything that is required of us...

i mean, could you drive a tractor trailer with no training at all?