Comment on Anon mows lawns
njm1314@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
100 bucks? God damn.
We don’t know the size of the section, or the quality of the job.
So that could be: “God damn, that’s cheap!” or “God damn, that’s expensive!”
If he is getting tips, then it may actually be reasonable. Genuine question, do Americans normally tip the people who mow their lawns?
I pay $70+$10 tip for 0.8 acres. My guy seems happy with that.
Out of curiosity, how long does he need? If he manages to do that in an hour or max of 2, then this is not bad at all.
Yup. We’re conditioned to tip everyone
It’s crazy, really, reading about it.
Tipping is ingrained into our basic economic culture. Restaurant staff (waiters and waitresses in particular) make 80%+ of their money through tips. Federal minimum wage is about $7.25 USD, and almost no states have a minimum wage that low (some places it’s easily double that), but it’s completely legal to pay wait staff $2.25 an hour and expect them to make up the difference to $15-20 per hour in tips almost anywhere. A standard “good” tip at a restaurant is 20%. Even going to a grocery store you’ll often see a tip jar on the counter that people toss their spare change into. Outside of restaurants, no other job is completely dependent on tips to live, but in many service industries it’s still customary to tip as a way to show appreciation for a service rendered (especially if they go above and beyond).
You do have to earn at least minimum wage as a waiter if your tips don’t add up with your wage to at least $7.25 hourly, though. That said, $7.25 is a poverty wage. Ideally this would be solved with an appropriate minimum wage and decent pay for waitstaff/kitchen staff.
I don’t know if I’d say it’s common exactly, especially since so many people use services and extended contracts and whatnot. Not at all unheard of though.
My yard guy only charges $45 but I tip $15 on top. Still a great deal. I don’t have the energy for that shit after work.
We’re supposed to tip? What the hell
No
That’s a good price here in Seattle.
bamfic@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
He said he was in a rural po dunk area, so that seems high. Then again greentext so probably bullshit anyway