I feel weird calling people employed by my employer but whom I don't normally interact with "co-workers".
I tried "teammates" but that, I think, means something even closer.
Soโฆ suggestions? Does "colleagues" sound like it means a different group than "co-workers"?
I work for what is similar to a school "district," but not geographically based. The quickest driving route to visit all our locations and return to your starting point would 1000 km and our team is more distributed than that. I interact with 3/4 of the staff only a few times per year.
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@LouisIngenthron Indeed.
I'm fine with the concept of directly tipping an individual, especially in a situation where they aren't paid a just wage in anticipation of tipping.
But here in Alberta, there is no special minimum wage for service staff and tips are usually handled by the business and split among staff. Not to mention that it's becoming A Thing to add a not-optional "tip" surcharge along with the regular optional one.
As far as I can tell, the best way for me, a lowly individual, to improve the system is to not tip, thus causing service staff to take action to get better pay (or a better employer).
In the end, I want service staff to be paid fairly by their employer for the work they do, to have any gratuities be done out of free will and not out of obligation (social or otherwise).
Christmas pyjamas are weird.
Unlike other seasonal clothes which a kid will grow out of so there's no point in "saving for next time" at the end of the season (unless there's hand-me-down purposes), Christmas pyjamas become out of season so quickly, it's kinda silly.
And that's why the kids have all worn Christmas pyjamas in the past few weeks.
In 2020 and years prior, I tipped the customary 20% and said that every year, I'd go down a 5% step. Well it's 2024 and here I am, tipping 0% everywhere (except if the person is not a stranger because I'm only a partial jerk). It's interesting how much more common it is to be asked for tips since I started reducing my tipping.
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@sabbatical Eventually your house will gain a conciousness of it's own and it'll be way cooler than any smart home tech will ever be!
@sabbatical Wild!
Sorry in advance to my friends who disagree with but I think I agree with LInus' take here, shockingly enough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AluomlO9vhE
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