How does one master the art of tipping?
I always seem to overtip,
Or worse,
Undertip.
How much do you give the cab driver excluding the fare?
How much do you give the associate who helped you choose which dress best fitted your body type?
Who literally followed you around the store for at least an hour.
How much do you give a hotel's doorman?
How much do you give a security guard who held your package to safety until you can find time to claim it?
How much do you give the person who decorated your nails? Or your hairdresser?
My parents thought me the importance of tipping.
First, you must tip because the company ain't giving them enough.
It's the riches' way of charity.
Second, you must tip so they get motivated to work.
This way you're not only helping the company, but you're also contributing to their career growth.
And third, you must tip for loyalty.
So when the next time comes, you won't have to start all over again with another associate.
From the words of Charles Gross on Youtube, "It's like marriage."
You must wed yourself with people who will help you.
Not because it's their job.
But because they want to help you.
And you develop some sort of friendship over time.
And that is what you call networking guys.
It doesn't have to be big.
You can start with the parking guy who assists you do parallel parking.
So when the rainy days come, you'll find he has reserved a slot for you.
And you arrive on time while everybody else is late.
You can start with the lobby guard who you greet Good Morning enthusiastically everyday.
So when you oversleep, and no matter how fast you drive to work and traffic just won't cooperate,
He can do you small favors like logging you in a minute earlier.
Or keeping your package safe when you find yourself in a sick leave that lasts a week.
Small tokens like that mean the world.
Be nice.
Return the favor.
Tip.
Most people complain that networking is being sipsip, no.
Or the rich getting their way in and farther into the world, no.
It's because the rich knows people.
They can handle people.
They don't complain.
They work their asses off.
They develop that,
They build relationships wherever they go.
While the poor (I am stereotyping this) ruins their neighbor by gossiping,
The rich gifts his neighbor.
While the poor complains he had none,
The rich finds more.
I cannot stress this enough,
And perhaps my Mom is the only one who could understand.
As we've spent hours discussing this.
Why the poor is poor,
And the rich is rich.
Start small, and before you know it,
That security guard passes the Bar Exam,
And you have a Lawyer friend.
Before you know it,
That doorman invests big in the hotel industry,
And you get that penthouse for free.
Before you know it,
That hairdresser opens up her own Salon,
And gets famous,
Then you get the privilege to get styled by the best in the market.
Tip.
That's all.
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