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How to tip in almost any ambiguous situation you can imagine. Tipping is not about generosity.

How to tip in almost any ambiguous situation you can imagine

Tipping isn’t about gratitude for good service. And tipping certainly isn’t about doing what’s right and fair for your fellow man. Tipping is about making sure you don’t mess up what you’re supposed to do. In my case, the story goes like this: In college, I was a waiter at a weird restaurant called Fire and Ice. That sad guy in the back is one of the waiters. Bad life experiences aside, the larger point here is that I came out of my time as a waiter as a really good tipper, like all people who have ever worked in a job that involves tipping. So anytime a tipping situation arises, all I’m thinking is, “What would a good but not ridiculously good tipper do here?”

Sometimes I know exactly what the answer to that question is, and things run smoothly. Ambiguous Tipping Situations can lead to a variety of disasters: 1) The Inadvertent Undertip 2) The Inadvertent Overtip 3) The “Shit Am I Supposed To Tip Or Not?” I don’t want to live this way anymore. The Stats. 19 Charts That Will Help You Be An Actual Adult. 11 Google Tricks That Will Change the Way You Search. Google Search’s learning curve is an odd one.

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It's much less of a hassle if you use a dedicated meeting scheduler app to streamline the process. Meeting scheduling software allows you to define your availability, remove the risk of double booking a time slot, and eliminate the back-and-forths. There are various types of meeting schedulers out there, from email plugins to mobile apps to web-based solutions that can be used anonymously. We tested dozens of options, and these are the 8 best online meeting scheduler tools. Once you pick your app, make the most of it by automating your meeting scheduling. The 8 best meeting schedulers What makes a great meeting scheduler? As we tested meeting scheduler apps, we narrowed down our recommendations according to some key criteria. Ease of use. Best free meeting scheduler Meetingbird (Web, Chrome extension) Meetingbird Pricing: Free Calendly (Web)

10+ Great Online Tools For Group Co-Ordination & Meetings. How do you manage a team of people who are spread out geographically?

10+ Great Online Tools For Group Co-Ordination & Meetings

How do you co-ordinate international time zones? The concept of working via the Internet has begun to creep into the everyday workplace, so it’s probably a good time for us to round up some great online meeting tools for organising and managing a decentralised team of people. Thanks to decent Internet access in many countries worldwide, there are a great deal more businesses these days who are willing to allow workers to telecommute instead of physically being in the office. Many are also realising that it can be quick and easy to hire freelancers online to do small piecework.

Some businesses, like MakeUseOf, have realised that there doesn’t need to be a central location for the business at all – people simply work from wherever in the world suits them. International Meeting Schedulers Google Calendar Doodle Doodle is perfect for scheduling the date for something to happen. Meet-O-Matic Schedule Once Easy Meet-Up Tools Skype. Your Life The Role Playing Game.