The receptionist at work is always asked for her opinion about the politeness of job applicants. She pretty much has the power of veto - if a candidate can’t be nice to a receptionist, how do I know that they’ll be nice to clients?
Yep, I tip those two as well - 10% for taxis, 40% for my hairdresser. Though, the latter is my neighbour who charges me a fiver, so I give her £7...
I slip a tenner or £20 to visiting workmen (boiler repair man, sparky, plumber etc), and a tenner to each refuse collection crew at Christmas.
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I always tip; always in cash, unless there’s a compulsory service charge (when I take note and don’t return). If there’s a suggested service charge, I ask the wait staff to remove it, and then tip as below.
10% if everything’s fine, 15% for very good service, 20% for truly exceptional (maybe...