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I imagine circumstances dictate this to some degree, but if your A&P
does some work for you, do you tip him? Percentage? - Mike |
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Nope... His work is a business deal, not a waitress working for $2 an
hour plus tips... If he needs more money you will be charged accordingly... denny |
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On Sun, 20 Mar 2005 08:15:23 -0500, Michael Horowitz wrote:
I imagine circumstances dictate this to some degree, but if your A&P does some work for you, do you tip him? Percentage? - Mike Not when I'm charged $60 per hour. - Carl - |
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Michael Horowitz wrote: I imagine circumstances dictate this to some degree, but if your A&P does some work for you, do you tip him? Percentage? - Mike not if he charges for the work performed. -- Bob Noel looking for a sig the lawyers will like |
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Everybody should empty out their savings account and tip their A&P to the
max. Jim A&P, IA |
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![]() "RST Engineering" wrote in message ... Everybody should empty out their savings account and tip their A&P to the max. Or, as Blanche says, "Bring Krispy Kremes". It just depends on your level of desperation. |
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Michael Horowitz wrote:
I imagine circumstances dictate this to some degree, but if your A&P does some work for you, do you tip him? Percentage? - Mike Not a tip per se, but I gave both of my mechanics money for a end-of-year/Christmas gift. In my case, the mechanics are not self-employed, but rather employees of a large company. Thus, they are only paid a salary for the work they do on my aircraft. The gift is my small way of thanking them for a year's worth of honest business and good work. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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I agree, they are being paid for knowledge and effort. I don't tip
my physician or lawyer or car mechanic because I'm being billed for services rendered. However, I do bring krispy kreme or brownies every once in a while. Makes everyone in the shop happier. And they're more likely to talk to me immediately when I come in with a problem. The actual work may not be scheduled for a while but it's never "I'm busy let's talk about this in 10 days..." |
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![]() Blanche wrote: However, I do bring krispy kreme or brownies every once in a while. Makes everyone in the shop happier. And they're more likely to talk to me immediately when I come in with a problem. The actual work may not be scheduled for a while but it's never "I'm busy let's talk about this in 10 days..." That's the idea. I bring doughnuts in the morning or beer on Friday afternoon. My shop has about 11 guys working on planes and I like to be on their good side. It pays off in little ways, like getting someone to come over and give a strut a shot of nitrogen when you're in a hurry. Just yesterday one of the guys talked the owner into letting him paint my (chromate green) rudder, since he had to paint some new skins for another customer. He was supposed to just shoot the whole thing white, and though it wasn't going to match the color of the stab(blue over white), it would be better than puke green. Yesterday I show up at the shop and my rudder is almost good as new. The mech dug around the old paint stores and found a matching navy blue , then masked it all off on the plane and did a fantastic job matching up the stripes. I told him it was supposed to be a quick and dirty all white freebie and he told me it wasn't a problem. He did it during his spare time on his lunch hour. You can't beat that kind of service. John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180) |
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You know Peter what you say makes good sense. Back in the early 80's when I
got my A&P I was working for minimum wage for a small FBO in MO. He was charging like $40 a hour for the work I did, but I was only getting $4 a hour. I was young with very few expenses living at home with my parents helping out on the farm. I was trying to build flight time so my boss did help me out with a reduced airplane rental fee (basically paying for the fuel plus a few bucks per hour). I was trying to gain experience. I always did the best job that I could working on everyone's airplane and I think my work was always appreciated. Now that I am a little older (and wiser I think), I go out of my way to say thank you to anyone that I encounter that goes above and beyond the call of duty. It is usually in the form of a sincere thank you and letting them know that they are doing a good job. Jeff "Peter R." wrote in message ... Michael Horowitz wrote: I imagine circumstances dictate this to some degree, but if your A&P does some work for you, do you tip him? Percentage? - Mike Not a tip per se, but I gave both of my mechanics money for a end-of-year/Christmas gift. In my case, the mechanics are not self-employed, but rather employees of a large company. Thus, they are only paid a salary for the work they do on my aircraft. The gift is my small way of thanking them for a year's worth of honest business and good work. -- Peter ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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