Tip Jars. What's your opinion?

Only once in my life has the "Keep 'em coming!" beer order ever worked. Ice encrusted mugs of beer (I think it was the good stuff - Miller Lite) indeed kept coming - never too soon, never too late. Had to stop her before we ended up under the table. She got a good tip...I think. Jax Bar & Grill in Glendale, CA - closed permanently.

 

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They had jazz every night too - no cover.

 

I am more than happy to tip wait staff, taxi drivers, and other service employees who traditionally are supposed to be tipped. However, the tip jars and screens at fast food joints and other places without table service really grate on me.

I was visiting a supplier a couple years ago in the Dominican Republic and had a driver assigned to me while I was there. When he dropped me off at the airport on the last day I gave him a two dollar bill on top of my normal tips. He said he had never seen that denomination before and was definitely going to keep it. It would be fun to do stuff like that more often.

 

Here's an analytical piece written by a company specializing in employee recognition/motivation:
Those days are long gone when employees worked just to earn a paycheck every month and put up with any work environment, no matter how positive or negative it was. Today, employees look for a rewarding experience and want to be valued for their talent, productivity, and ethics. This is why, as an employer, you need to understand what a reward is, how it is different from an award, and how you can create a successful award or reward program.

Put simply, a reward is a reinforcement and stimulus that helps all living beings to alter their behavior and actions. According to psychological experts, rewards are given out to instill a positive behavior or value. The brain enjoys and looks forward to rewards and changes appropriately to increase its odds of getting rewarded.

Rewards work exceptionally well in the workplace too. An employee rewards program is now an integral part of compensation and benefits to help employees do better and stay motivated.

So, what are all the differences when it comes to reward vs award? As an employer, do you need to include both these factors in your benefits plan?

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Reward vs award – What is the difference?
In many places, the words award and reward are used interchangeably. However, there is no doubt that these are different from one another.

An award is bestowed as an honor for merit, extraordinary achievement, or winning something. For example, the Oscar is an award, and so is the Olympic Medal. Awards are usually given in the form of medals, trophies, certificates, and prizes.

A reward is, however, more of an acknowledgment or an appreciation. For example, you could be rewarded for participating in an event or making a reasonable effort.

People can be rewarded for their honesty, hard work, determination, or even empathy. Employee reward ideas can be monetary or non-monetary in nature, depending on who gives them out.

When it comes to the difference between award and reward, here are other subtle variations you should know about.

Award

Reward

Usually given out in public, in front of an audience May or may not be publicly given out
It is a mark of excellence It is a mark of appreciation/gratitude or motivation
Awards are given out at specific pre-defined instances Rewards can be given out at any time
Awards are given to appreciate a past behavior Rewards can be given to encourage future behavior

Because I'm a Senior Engineering Specialist known for my highest receipt of technical excellence throughout the World, the gratuity generally is received as I've gotten, with a monument from the Senior Organization individual,(i.e., a customer, me), a hand-shake and verbalized "Thanks".

You may deliver your "tip" in whatever fashion you like, but I don't believe you're in a position to judge how efforts appreciation is to be shown/described.

Thanks for your thoughts/enlightenment!

I've yet to see an unhappy receiver of cash delivered silently in a hand-shake.

JMHO

 

I have. I had a friend who thought he was really cool. We wanted to get into the fancy restaurant at the Meadowlands race track and he gave the Maitre'd (sic) $5 in a handshake, the guy looked at it and threw it on the floor.

 

Was he aware what it was? Crazy people out there. Oh, NY? Why didn't you say so?

 

The expected gratuity was more in the range of $50, the $5 was seen as an insult. I didn't say NY because the Meadowlands is in NJ. Although some will say there is no real difference between the two states.

 

Okay, NJ it is. Yea, $5 is being... well.. you know.

 

It is time to go night-night, now....

 

Seems a familiar sight.

 

A jar is useless to me. I only tip the person that serves or waits on me.

 

Don't put down jars! Jars are handy for loose change!!! I have a jar on my dresser for that! I like jars!!!! lol

 

Howard Hughes used jars to save "stuff" in, too.

 

Oh I like jars, especially antique jars. I just do not like tip jars.

 

Of course not. When they tip, they tend to spill. Or roll off the counter and break.

 

Big Question for Ya'll! What if there isn't a jar and they ask for a donation for a "good cause"? Good cause for who? I'm a sucker for the donation to help Animals in need. I rarely give so when They ask, if I have it, I give just like a dollar or 2. There need to be information about the charity first though..

 

I give on my own terms, not theirs. I say " not right now, thanks".

 

Is that with one paw or two?

 

I believe you'll be very surprised if you can contact the donation requester to determine what percentage of realized contributions are actually applied towards the stated "cause"!