Day 59:
The Mrs. read an article recently about how much to tip the various people that provide us with a service of some sort. You know, the waiter, the cleaners, the person that cuts your hair, people like that. She told me that the author of the article wrote that people shouldn’t tip service providers for doing their job – that tips are for those that go above and beyond.
This conversation between the Mrs. and I came up while we were waiting for our food at The Habit.
Mrs. couldn’t recall what the article said about tipping cashiers, and we couldn’t tell if the high school girl behind the counter had provided us with ‘above and beyond’ service. Although we didn’t actually speak this to each other, I think we would both agree that if one day our daughter (the daughter that we don’t even yet have) is taking orders at a burger joint, we’d be happy to hear her happily share when she returns home from her shift that she earned some tips for giving her service with a smile.
And yes, although it was modest, we did give her a tip – and she seemed grateful.
Today I learned that generosity can come in any size or denomination.
What have you given to others lately?
How are you giving gratitude for the giving you’ve been gifted?
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I HOPE YOU HAVE A DAUGHTER! or a son... your guys kid wud be so smart and pretty and COOOLL! thats a good resoulution the way you guys solved it. Getting a tip over all is great, and anyone wud apprecitate it. OMG i can completely imagine you kid! Listenin to jason mraz and(if a boy) wearing cute vests and kahkis... if a girl shed have mrs. intant awesomness and wiseness... AWWW (im sorry just.... i know i know i will stop now).
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