Originally Posted by
propflyer
God forbid we would have to pay ten cents more per pound! What I gather from this is that some people who fly a gazillion miles and have all sorts of memberships and privileges do not want to kick in a buck or two to the people who provide a service.
This is the tone I don't like. People who don't like the tipping habit just want people to be paid properly and see tipping as at best perpetuating a patronising system and at worse something altogether more dodgy
Originally Posted by
propflyer
Heck, horrible CEO's get bonuses that exceed all the skycaps salaries combined.
Maybe they are horrible, and maybe they do. A bonus from your company is not the same as a tip from your customer.
Originally Posted by
propflyer
Be kind and generous- especially those that can afford $5000 luggage.
Again, the moral high ground argument doesn't wash. Better to be kind and generous to a charity, or prioritised according to need - rather direct your surplus funds at whoever puts himself in front of you holding his hand out.
In fact, by tipping, you are helping the "horrible" CEOs employ people at low wages - generating more profits and bonuses for themselves.