[redwitch]

I don’t tip sanitation workers unless they’ve picked up something extra from me and then I lay in wait to catch them. They don’t make a great wage, but they do make a reasonable one. I don’t sanitation crew and recycle crew are the same guys, but who knows.

The ones I do tip are my newspaper carrier and the mail carriers, unless they are actual postal employees, which is only the case at a few of our mailbox stations. You can tell if they are subcontractors (lowest bid) or USPS employees by looking at the vehicle parked at your station. If a private vehicle, then a subcontractor. Their bids usually come in below minimum wage. Stinks but .....

Others that should get Christmas bonuses are your regular, non-owner hairdresser, cleaning people, others who provide a regular, personal service to you, a regular, favorite food server. I usually give a plate of goodies to the fire department and my gate attendant. All others are on their own.