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A lot of these jobs that they're bemoaning the loss of tips for, also aren't all that necessary. If establishments want to give off the impression they're upper

A lot of these jobs that they're bemoaning the loss of tips for, also aren't all that necessary. If establishments want to give off the impression they're upper class, they ought to pay these "professions" considerably more considering they obviously have the money. Otherwise, opening doors and operating elevators are things I'm content to do on my own.

jedberg 9y ago
The ostensible purpose of the doorman is to add a layer of security. Someone who is always there watching, looking for people who don't belong, receiving packages and securing them, etc. They are basically a crime deterrent. So is the elevator operator to an extent (although that one is really more just for impression of being fancy).
- taoistextremist 9y ago
  >Someone who is always there watching, looking for people who don't belong, receiving packages and securing them, etc. Isn't that the job of a receptionist? They should definitely be getting paid more if these are all their responsibility.
  - jedberg 9y ago
    Well it used to be that if they grabbed a package for you, you would tip them, so the people who got more packages "paid more" for the service.
  - dragonwriter 9y ago
    > Isn't that the job of a receptionist? Not typically, though a receptionist in a place without a doorman or might do some or all of them.
- nkrisc 9y ago
  >The ostensible purpose of the doorman is to add a layer of security. Someone who is always there watching, looking for people who don't belong, receiving packages and securing them, etc. They are basically a crime deterrent. Sounds like a pretty important job. I imagine a building would want to compensate such a person pretty well in order to help keep the building secure and functioning smoothly. As they say, you get what you pay for.
  - astura 9y ago
    Door keepers in NYC are actually unionized: http://www.seiu32bj.org/who-we-are/ http://www.seiu32bj.org/who-we-are/
    - notyourday 9y ago
      And that's insanity.
      - astura 9y ago
        ...why?
- ovulator 9y ago
  Is security a job that you want compensated mainly by tips? "Hey, I've never seen you before, what is your business here?" "That's right, you haven't seen me before." Slips them $100 and walks by.
  - untog 9y ago
    That's pretty obviously not how tips given to doormen work, come on.

jedberg 9y ago

The ostensible purpose of the doorman is to add a layer of security. Someone who is always there watching, looking for people who don't belong, receiving packages and securing them, etc. They are basically a crime deterrent. So is the elevator operator to an extent (although that one is really more just for impression of being fancy).

taoistextremist 9y ago
>Someone who is always there watching, looking for people who don't belong, receiving packages and securing them, etc. Isn't that the job of a receptionist? They should definitely be getting paid more if these are all their responsibility.
- jedberg 9y ago
  Well it used to be that if they grabbed a package for you, you would tip them, so the people who got more packages "paid more" for the service.
- dragonwriter 9y ago
  > Isn't that the job of a receptionist? Not typically, though a receptionist in a place without a doorman or might do some or all of them.
nkrisc 9y ago
>The ostensible purpose of the doorman is to add a layer of security. Someone who is always there watching, looking for people who don't belong, receiving packages and securing them, etc. They are basically a crime deterrent. Sounds like a pretty important job. I imagine a building would want to compensate such a person pretty well in order to help keep the building secure and functioning smoothly. As they say, you get what you pay for.
- astura 9y ago
  Door keepers in NYC are actually unionized: http://www.seiu32bj.org/who-we-are/ http://www.seiu32bj.org/who-we-are/
  - notyourday 9y ago
    And that's insanity.
    - astura 9y ago
      ...why?
ovulator 9y ago
Is security a job that you want compensated mainly by tips? "Hey, I've never seen you before, what is your business here?" "That's right, you haven't seen me before." Slips them $100 and walks by.
- untog 9y ago
  That's pretty obviously not how tips given to doormen work, come on.