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Tipping the foreman??

11 years ago

I have searched for advice on tipping the foreman, but have only come up with "bring sandwiches" or advice not to tip the GC/owner. In this case, the time for sandwiches is over and the foreman is not the owner. I guess it goes without saying that the foreman is held in high esteem and some appreciation is in order. Any thoughts or experience? TIA

Comments (3)

chispa
11 years ago
I didn't give food to the crew, but at the end of the job we tipped the 3 main guys, who work for our GC, and were here 90% of the time. We gave them $500 each.
amysrq
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks Chispa! That is good information. I was thinking along the lines of several hundred bucks for this job....a gift card to a restaurant didn't seem right.

Anyone else faced this decision?
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energy_rater_la
11 years ago
cash is always nice, then they can spend it on
whatever they like.

nice of you to do this!

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