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<p>[quote user="schlimm"]</p> <p>The remark that several of us commented upon was, in your words, "unless I receive unusually good service, I don't tip at all." I was being quite mild when I said that was at best "frugal" which is not derogatory at all, merely descriptive. If you choose to not tip, that's your business, but don't be surprised at the reaction it elicits and then try to claim no one is allowed to say that. Sorry, but as they say, 'if the shoe fits....' </p> <p>And BTW, you demurred at my use of the term "executive" in reference to your experience. You used the term "senior management positions." A glance at a Wiki article suggests they are largely equivalent: <b>"Senior management</b>, <b>executive management</b>, or <b>management team</b> is generally a team of individuals at the highest level of organizational management who have the day-to-day responsibilities of managing a company or corporation, they hold specific executive powers conferred onto them with and by authority of the board of directors and/or the shareholders." (taken from http://jom.sagepub.com/content/38/1/45.abstract) [/quote]</p> <p>Your left out your term miserly. You also left out my view that you have no call to comment on my behaviors or those of anyone else. If you think a larger or smaller tip is appropriate, say so, but there is no need to call the person frugal, miserly or use any other potentially inflammatory term. </p> <p>In my company a senior manager is not part of the executive team. A Wiki definition applied to my former employer, without knowing anything about the organization, is incorrect. </p> <p>People who don't work in Fortune 500 corporations, for example, don't know anything about how they function. By the same token people who work in Fortune 500 corporations don't know how universities, hospitals, small businesses, government agencies, etc. work. When I have referenced my experience, it is only to show that I know a bit about large businesses. I usually did so or will do so when I hear such things as business people care about nothing but profits; all businesses are subsidized, etc. Without know the reference point of the commentator, it is impossible to know if they have any idea of what they are talking about unless they commit one of the more glaring logical fallacies.</p>
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