Good for you. Tip. Don’t tip. So someone is bringing home maybe $30k. Wow.

Pretty good for a job that requires no skills just being agile enough to jump down from a truck to pick up bags of trash.

This is from the USPS website. There are strict rules for government employees.

Employee Tipping and Gift-Receiving Policy

All postal employees, including carriers, must comply with the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Exec*utive Branch. Under these federal regulations, carriers are permitted to accept a gift worth $20 or less from a customer per occasion, such as Christmas. However, cash and cash equivalents, such as checks or gift cards that can be exchanged for cash, must never be accepted in any amount. Furthermore, no employee may accept more than $50 worth of gifts from any one customer in any one calendar year period.

Tipping.
 

If you all feel so generous, why don't you go to Wall Mart, McDonalds, Wendy's etc., tip these people , they all make less than all the people you are talking about tipping. I worked at my job for 45 years, and no one ever tipped me.

Obviously you never held a service job. Share the wealth, it could be my granddaughter, or grandson!

when my brothers delivered papers and did weekly collections, the person paying would usually give him a quarter for a tip. so that's about 13 dollars a year. I don't add a tip to the yearly subscription price but I give very generously at Christmas. So if 50 years ago a $13 tip was appropriate, I would think one to a couple of dollars a week would be inline. that's my way of thinking. as others said, they have to get up extremely early in all weather. my paper has been here no matter how early I look for it.

this year the mail people were inundated with more packages because of covid. I use my newspaper delivery tip as a guideline and give cash in a card. when members of congress stop accepting donations from lobbyists, I'll worry about the amount I give.

We use to do cow tipping.

Have you stopped?

Yes, I've matured greatly..................NOT.:jester:

I believe that all servers should be tipped. Even if they are not wonderful.

However, what kind of money you give others is your choice and your gift.

No one knows and most people don't care except the person who receives it.

Sometimes this yearly discussion comes across as mean spirited. Or "virtue signaling" as the younger generation labels it.

Only Santa and God CARE.;)

What does the USPS website say about tipping contractors who are NOT postal employees? As in our postal station workers???

The rules that apply to Government employees do not apply to USPS Government contractors. I think that most, if not all, of the people who work at the individual postal stations, where you pick up your mail, are contractors. So, tip away, if you want.

We called Waste Management and asked for the names of the guys that are regulars on our route. It was nice to hand deliver a card with something in it for the hard work they do. Many people go on vacation over the holidays. We wanted to be sure that it went to guys we intended. They were so appreciative. Big smiles and honks down the block. 😁😁

I'm just amazed at some of the replies. I don't feel sanctimonious by giving the tips I do. It's not a one way street. I get a lot of joy back from the act of giving and knowing how lucky I am to be able to do it.

I agree. It almost seems that some people (those who can easily afford to tip generously, not those struggling now), think they will get a trophy or medal if they have a couple thousand extra dollars when they die.