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re: Tipping for dressers?

Posted by:	portenopete 11:52 pm EDT 03/17/14
In reply to:	re: Tipping for dressers? - old_school 06:02 pm EDT 03/17/14

The tone of your replies to a pretty innocent question seems really over-the-top. I'm a theatre professional who works with unionized dressers in a theatre community where tipping is NOT the norm. I think the "respect" we have for their work is shown in our behaviour and relationships with them, which are largely very positive. On opening and closing I usually buy a gift and if it's a very intense show costume-wise, there are often boxes of candy or bottles of wine throughout the run. The tipping tradition may be technically voluntary, but I think many actors feel tremendous pressure not to offend or alienate.

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