Welcome to this week’s edition of Work Shift with your guide, Arianne. If you want to subscribe to this newsletter, you can do so here. What’s top of mind for you about work these days? I would love to hear your thoughts at [email protected].
On a recent work trip, my wallet was continually open: the Uber driver, the bellhop, the luggage storage assistant, the barista, the lunch delivery person. Their glances gave me the distinct sense that I was tipping less than they expected. As a former table busser who always tips well—or so I thought—this was a surprise. Have tipping expectations jumped since the pandemic?