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Last reply Jul 20, 2022 · posted in DISH Network Support Forum

Install question....tipping?

It's been a while since this came up, so I thought I'd raise it again. I just went through a nice install for Dish. Local company, a man and his son. The man was supposed to do the install but got tied up and his son came out. Relatively straightforward install, remove old DirecTV dish, drop on Dish, hook up Hopper3 and wireless Joey. On the other hand, it was 105 degrees(!), the alignment was a bit tricky, and the Joey turned into a bit of a pain.

I wanted to tip him...and forgot. Given the heat and finess he had to show on aiming the dish, I was thinking $20? Or am I being cheap? And I forgot? I was going to go their shop in the morning and drop off an envelope for him. Someone please let me know if this is an appropriate amount.

thanks! Mike Nassour / Austin TX

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dishdude

Jul 14, 2022

$20 is perfect. I usually say thanks, let me buy you lunch.

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stecle

Jul 16, 2022

HipKat said:
I'll tell you why, because the kid delivering the newspaper and the babysitter are not working around somebody on a ladder installing equipment overhead with power tools. And it's not about me, me, me, it's about rules. Dish Network would never advocate bringing a child to a job. No insured contractor would advocate bringing a child to a job site. Now, a sole owner operator Who is self assured and doesn't have to answer to a higher authority, can probably get away with it.

Oh No!! Not a ladder and power tools! What do think a lawn mower is?

Do you think the people working at Mcdonalds are all over 18? They work around fryers and ovens that could cause severe burns and fires. There might even be ladders there!

What about the kid at the filling station putting highly flammable gas in your car. Do you think everyone there is 18?

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HipKat

Jul 17, 2022

stecle said:
Oh No!! Not a ladder and power tools! What do think a lawn mower is?

Do you think the people working at Mcdonalds are all over 18? They work around fryers and ovens that could cause severe burns and fires. There might even be ladders there!

What about the kid at the filling station putting highly flammable gas in your car. Do you think everyone there is 18?

You live in a dream world where you're naive about how insurance works when it comes to contractors and homeowner liability.

"Kids" at fast food restaurants are trained to work around the equipment and there are no 12 year old's working at McDonalds. And there's probably less than .001% of gas stations where anyone other than the driver or passenger is filling a gas tank. Give it up, you're just clutching at straws and making yourself look like you're more concerned with winning an argument than you are accepting the truth

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stecle

Jul 17, 2022

HipKat said:
You live in a dream world where you're naive about how insurance works when it comes to contractors and homeowner liability.

"Kids" at fast food restaurants are trained to work around the equipment and there are no 12 year old's working at McDonalds. And there's probably less than .001% of gas stations where anyone other than the driver or passenger is filling a gas tank. Give it up, you're just clutching at straws and making yourself look like you're more concerned with winning an argument than you are accepting the truth

My 14 year old niece works at Burger King. After I read your posts I immediately texted her and she assured me that she would stay away from any ladders at work. For the most part she was trained and is supervised by other kids, unlike the father who trained and supervises his daughter burying the cable.

The majority of gas stations here in Canada are hybrid, in that there are self serve pumps or attendants that will fill your car. Maybe things are different in the USA.

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Jimbo

Jul 17, 2022

stecle said:
My 14 year old niece works at Burger King. After I read your posts I immediately texted her and she assured me that she would stay away from any ladders at work. For the most part she was trained and is supervised by other kids, unlike the father who trained and supervises his daughter burying the cable.

The majority of gas stations here in Canada are hybrid, in that there are self serve pumps or attendants that will fill your car. Maybe things are different in the USA.

16

Qualifications and Skills: Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age. Comfortable working in a fast paced environment. Ability to interact in a positive and professional manner with guests and coworkers.

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Bobby

Jul 17, 2022

Jimbo said:
16

Qualifications and Skills: Must be at least sixteen (16) years of age. Comfortable working in a fast paced environment. Ability to interact in a positive and professional manner with guests and coworkers.

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He lives in Canada, rules may be different there.

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Jimbo

Jul 17, 2022

Bobby said:
He lives in Canada, rules may be different there.

How old do you have to be to work at Burger King in Canada?

16 years old

16 years old and up.

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stecle

Jul 18, 2022

Jimbo said:
How old do you have to be to work at Burger King in Canada?

16 years old

16 years old and up.

Unless they have an exemption certificate.

Can we get back to discussing Satellite now?

Jimbo

Jul 18, 2022

stecle said:
Unless they have an exemption certificate.

Can we get back to discussing Satellite now?

OK ...
Yes you can tip, but its not required.

I use to get tipped from time to time, of course the company never knows about it.

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HipKat

Jul 18, 2022

Jimbo said:
OK ...
Yes you can tip, but its not required.

I use to get tipped from time to time, of course the company never knows about it.

Dishnetwork actually forbids it. If anyone is caught taking a tip, it could be their job. Stupid as that sounds. I promise you it has never stopped me.

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Jimbo

Jul 18, 2022

HipKat said:
Dishnetwork actually forbids it. If anyone is caught taking a tip, it could be their job. Stupid as that sounds. I promise you it has never stopped me.

They really don't want you taking tips, but I don't think they would say anything. (company I worked for that is)

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HipKat

Jul 18, 2022

Jimbo said:
They really don't want you taking tips, but I don't think they would say anything. (company I worked for that is)

Our former VP - who was very anti-tech had a guy in his office, railing against him about tips. That level of harshness may have left when he did

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srcronk

Jul 20, 2022

dishdude said:
$20 is perfect. I usually say thanks, let me buy you lunch.

That's the amount I give, and pretty much the same wording I use. They always tell me I "don't have to do that", but I gently insist.

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HipKat

Jul 20, 2022

srcronk said:
That's the amount I give, and pretty much the same wording I use. They always tell me I "don't have to do that", but I gently insist.

I always say you don't have to do that as a curtesy but I learned long ago, that 20 isn't going back in the customer's pocket.

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klang

Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
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Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

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Oct 11, 2026

klang said:
Here i am over a year later and just finished season 1. Not great but not as bad as I was expecting. Did not care for the barefoot captain stuff but overall ok. Actually looking forward to see what they did for season 2.

Yeah, the foot stuff was just nasty. I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less. Funny, I love being shoe less at home and never wear shoes indoors in my home for long, but seeing her laying on all her furniture with her bare feet hanging out just kind of grossed me out.

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harshness

Oct 13, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
I kept thinking of how dirty her feet would get traipsing around shoe-less.

Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

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MikeD-C05

Oct 18, 2026

harshness said:
Where would this "dirt" come from? Dead skin and dandruff?

There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure. So walking around the station like she did she would get stuff on her feet. I am sure the robot vacuum is still going to miss stuff, with all those different alien species running around there.

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harshness

Oct 18, 2026

MikeD-C05 said:
There would still be dirt ,dust in the future I am sure.

Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

MikeD-C05

Monday at 1:35 PM

harshness said:
Where is it going to come from -- specifically?

Why do you think cleaning technology won't improve in the next few hundred years? HEPA filtration was invented as part of the Manhattan Project.

I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

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osu1991

Monday at 1:59 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
I don't know, but I still don't like her walking through the station or the academy with out her shoes. It looks unprofessional and very "hippy like" for someone of her status and I personally don't get off to feet, so there is that.

Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though :clapping

MikeD-C05

Yesterday at 12:25 PM

osu1991 said:
Stay out of my office. I rarely have shoes or socks on in the office. My office and business is at home though

Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.

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Jimbo

Yesterday at 4:30 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.

You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ... :biggrin

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long_time_Dish

Yesterday at 4:38 PM

Well, look at the way she sat in the Captain's Chair. I didn't say the show should have been called "Captain Chair-Whore" for nothing...

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primestar31

Yesterday at 11:00 PM

MikeD-C05 said:
Say, I don't wear socks or shoes in my house either. But for a captain in Star Fleet it looks bad to be walking around the academy with no shoes. Gives off 1960 Hippie vibes.

Just sayin...

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MikeD-C05

Today at 11:17 AM

Jimbo said:
You say that like it's a Bad thing or something ...

For a whole generation of adults it was in the 1960s and 1970s.

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long_time_Dish

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harshness said:
Females wearing any clothing is unthinkable on Ferenginar.

Was never a huge of the Ferengi-centric episodes in Trek...

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