How many times have you been frustrated by getting stuck behind some obnoxious Semi, raising your blood pressure until at last!...the passing opportunity arrives? This may be all well and good for us regular drivers, but do we really deserve to be upset with them?
Trucks have many different uses. Anything from replenishing supplies to relocating mobile homes to smuggling illegal aliens. Trucking is one of the life bloods of industry, and the people who drive them deserve a special round of applause.
I don't know about you, but I've seen far fewer trucking accidents than car accidents, which says something considering how big and cumbersome they are to operate. Not to mention the very act of driving itself. We all know that driving on long trips can be one of the most mundane and boring tasks on the face of the planet. Now imagine doing it, all day, every day, for 30 years. Always restricted to eating out, which is clearly one of the more healthy lifestyles, they are also often daunted with the task of abundant paperwork of receipts and whatnot. (Granted most jobs have paperwork, but come on...driving a truck?)
So next time out you feel your patience wearing thin or feel the need to cut off a slow moving behemoth, let's take a moment to give them the benefit of the doubt? After all, not even you can be perfect all of the time.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Do poker dealers deserve tips?
It's hard enough to make money at this game. The casinos are already taking a rake, plus usually some kind of jackpot dollar. That can be upwards of $6 taken from every pot! Why should we give yet an extra dollar (or more) each time we win a hand to whoever dealt it? The dealer's only job is to push cards and read winners. He or she doesn't have any control over who wins or how we play anyway. Why should anyone tip a poker dealer?
Well, first let's introduce some terminology for the layperson. You're not actually giving a "tip", you're instead giving a "toke." It may seem like splitting hairs, but it alters the psychology of the gesture. Tip (To Insure Promptness) is something you give to waiting staff or cab drivers for doing a fine job and giving you fast and efficient service. Toke (token of appreciation) is something you give to a dealer as a way of saying thank you for shipping me this money. It's not an obligatory surcharge for a service, but rather a genuine show of gratitude for our good fortune. So why should we toke a poker dealer?
It's easy to criticize or be jealous of a poker dealer when we're not "in the box." Here's a little information. Anyone who makes something look easy is just good at it. Could this apply to poker dealers? How hard could it be?
Granted it doesn't take a whole lot to become fluent in at least the rules of all poker games, it does take a bit more to perform them quickly and accurately, all the time. It's quite common for someone to have a few hundred dollars wagered in each pot. Have you seen what happens when the dealer makes an error? How would you feel if the dealer made a mistake and said you owed the pot an additional $100 when it was already collected? Good dealers almost never do this, and they protect players when others try to "take shots" as well.
But ultimately we toke because of their customer service. You must understand that almost nobody blames themselves for anything...ever. Let me repeat. Almost nobody blames themselves for anything...EVER.. The majority of gamblers love to whine, complain, stew about bad beats, and find fault in you (the dealer) as a human being. A poker dealer handles those people on a daily basis. Good dealers smile and sympathize with their ill-tempered customers while still flawlessly performing their duties.
A good dealer's main function is to serve you, the player. So please, take care of them when things go your way.
On a final note, I'd love to give a shout out to respected professionals such as Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese (rest his soul), Bobby Baldwin, Scotty Nguyen, Lyle Berman, Phil Hellmuth... To them I give a big FUCK YOU!!! You people are a pathetic. You amass millions upon millions of dollars in the name of poker and you can't even spare a little for the workers who have to put up with your obnoxious asses. Casino rooms in the past have actually raised their hourly rates on you because you inexplicably stiff their dealers repeatedly. You can all go to Hell.
Well, first let's introduce some terminology for the layperson. You're not actually giving a "tip", you're instead giving a "toke." It may seem like splitting hairs, but it alters the psychology of the gesture. Tip (To Insure Promptness) is something you give to waiting staff or cab drivers for doing a fine job and giving you fast and efficient service. Toke (token of appreciation) is something you give to a dealer as a way of saying thank you for shipping me this money. It's not an obligatory surcharge for a service, but rather a genuine show of gratitude for our good fortune. So why should we toke a poker dealer?
It's easy to criticize or be jealous of a poker dealer when we're not "in the box." Here's a little information. Anyone who makes something look easy is just good at it. Could this apply to poker dealers? How hard could it be?
Granted it doesn't take a whole lot to become fluent in at least the rules of all poker games, it does take a bit more to perform them quickly and accurately, all the time. It's quite common for someone to have a few hundred dollars wagered in each pot. Have you seen what happens when the dealer makes an error? How would you feel if the dealer made a mistake and said you owed the pot an additional $100 when it was already collected? Good dealers almost never do this, and they protect players when others try to "take shots" as well.
But ultimately we toke because of their customer service. You must understand that almost nobody blames themselves for anything...ever. Let me repeat. Almost nobody blames themselves for anything...EVER.. The majority of gamblers love to whine, complain, stew about bad beats, and find fault in you (the dealer) as a human being. A poker dealer handles those people on a daily basis. Good dealers smile and sympathize with their ill-tempered customers while still flawlessly performing their duties.
A good dealer's main function is to serve you, the player. So please, take care of them when things go your way.
On a final note, I'd love to give a shout out to respected professionals such as Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese (rest his soul), Bobby Baldwin, Scotty Nguyen, Lyle Berman, Phil Hellmuth... To them I give a big FUCK YOU!!! You people are a pathetic. You amass millions upon millions of dollars in the name of poker and you can't even spare a little for the workers who have to put up with your obnoxious asses. Casino rooms in the past have actually raised their hourly rates on you because you inexplicably stiff their dealers repeatedly. You can all go to Hell.
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