I can't recall the precise details but it was tipping of a local butler at a villa within a luxury hotel complex in somewhere like India, Sri Lanka or Bali.

The poster was suggesting that one should tip about US$300 a day. This would be in addition to the compulsory service charge already levied, which is the norm in luxury hotels in a lot of Asia.

It was an outrageous some of money and IIRC was probably the equivalent of 3-4 weeks wages.

Yes, I know the Butler works hard, and IIRC the guests were quite demanding but he or she were doing their job, . A butlers job after all is to errr.... butle

This sort of money could create all sorts of problems locally with the risk of unscrupulous criminals controlling who gets employed in those jobs, with the tips going back to these people in kick backs.