How much do you tip the super

A not too fancy co-op & he did not do too much to help with the move: I'd think $100 would suffice since you'll be tipping EVERYBODY come December, no?

considering that you just moved in, $100 is plenty.

$100 and whatev next month.

$100 is nice and right. Include a note thanking him for any inconvenience or disruption your move caused him and for his help in making the move in go smoothly. Doesn't matter if he didn't do anything. You'll be in good with him. Tip about a full year's amount at x-mas, too. $100-150 if an average coop. I followed/follow this advice and have never been asked to pay for small jobs done during the year, super has been very accommodating of favors I've asked, etc. Bribe? Call it what you will. I see it as a relatively cheap way to keep my life comfortable and easy without hassles at home.

"Include a note thanking him for any inconvenience or disruption your move caused him and for his help in making the move in go smoothly.Doesn't matter if he didn't do anything. "

I;m skeptical about that philosophy. It starts to disconnect politeness and gratitude from actual acts, which one could argue makes a mockery of genuine gratitude and perhaps genuine nice acts. Perhaps I'm alone on this, but over-thanking someone for something they know they didn't do is sort of obsequious.

Ok. Let me rephrase in case the gist wasn't clear. If the super was on vacation, then the note is silly as is the "tip." But in most situations, he'll have coordinated padding the elevators, directing the movers, inspecting the elevators and halls for damage post-move, maybe putting masonite down in halls for wheeling dollies. Whatever. The point is that typically the super will do something. He might even allow the movers to start work 10 minutes early or work 30 minutes later than coop rules call for. Make a friend of the super. Tip him and do it with alacrity--not resentfulness.

"But in most situations, he'll have coordinated padding the elevators, directing the movers, inspecting the elevators and halls for damage post-move, maybe putting masonite down in halls for wheeling dollies. Whatever. The point is that typically the super will do something."

That "something" is also known as his JOB.

I see no reason for a "tip" here.

how much do you tip..

super
doorman
porter

IF you don't live in it 1 day out of the year and rent it out, BUT they all know me as the owner since I come collect the rent (depending on tenant) AND they remember all the concubines who visited me when I live in the unit prior to renting it out?

WHen i recently moved i didnt tip the super....he didnt do anything......i didnt have much furniture and the whole thing took 1 hr......they padded 1 elevator. I gave a few of the doormen $10.......My maintenance is pretty much paying their salaries(and from what i can see.....they stand around a lot with nothing to do on most days...ie doormen, super, etc).......I will tip generously at christmas and dont feel the constant need to tip thru the year unless they are actually doing something for me...ie when porter put my a/c in the window i gave him $30, etc......

Speaking of Christmas tips......what is the norm on tips for Super, POrters and Doorman?

$100 is extremely generous...
I might consider $50 as you mentioned he did not do much... and holiday tips are one month away.
$100 tip for a move in might set the bar high.

are we talking about a holiday tip, or a tip just because you moved in?

if the latter fck that.

tipped the super $50 after we moved in (he was helpful) and $150 for the holidays.

While we are on the subject of holiday tipping (I know this subject has been addressed many times but I do not recall my specific question being brought up). We now live in a building with a Resident Manager (no super). What is the protocol for Holiday gifting for this individual? He has been extremely helpful this year for scheduling/overseeing work in our absence, expediting deliveries, etc. And, YES, NYCMatt, I know it is his JOB but I still want to show my gratitude. Suggestions?

I use this general rule:
Take the sum of your yearly maintenance (don't include assessments) and subtract out RE Taxes (you can estimate from the yearly letter you receive for your taxes). Take 10% of that number and allocate the resulting dollar amount to the staff as you feel fit.
You'll be surprised how it works.

"That "something" is also known as his JOB.
I see no reason for a "tip" here."

Maybe not surprising that you fail to recognize that a super is a human being, and getting him on your side with a generous tip here and there will ensure prompt resolution of any problems throughout the year. That (not to mention the peace of mind) is easily worth the money. Your post reminds me of the Office episode where Dwight explains that he doesn't tip anyone who does a job he could do himself - he can deliver food, drive a taxi, can (and does) cut his own hair, but does tip his urologist because he is unable to pulverize his own kidney stones.

I think that union personnel should remember that every time a contract expires, residents are passed around security cards and prepare to perform their own building services. Also, we are in the middle of uncertain financial times.

I think the pain needs to be shared, but that's just me.

I was wondering the same thing about the "resident manager". Our super IS the resident manager, and my guess is that he does next to nothing, and I'm sure he makes at least $100,000 a year, plus a free apartment and free health insurance. I don't make anywhere near that. I resent tipping someone who seemingly does very little and is compensated so well.

that is a good point. maybe you could donate to someplace and send a card "a donation has been made in your honor"

Oh, I'm sure my "resident manager" would LOVE it if I made a donation in his name. Snort.

Michael427, what makes you "sure he makes at least $100,000 a year"? And what salary would you consider appropriate, and feasible to retain a well-performing super?

A "resident manager" is a super.

I live in a new green building and our resident manager deals with extremely technical and computerized equipment. This is the new type of "super". He has to have the same skills as regular supers but also skills in new technology....all very complicated. I would call him an "evolved super".

If you have an honest and hardworking one, you are very lucky and the best ones are in high demand.

Fleurdelys....our "resident manager" is excellent as you already know.
We give him $100 and a wallet for his holiday gift.
Since he was extra helpful to you this year it will be nice of you to show him how much he is appreciated.

Bump for the idiots starting new tipping threads

We bought a pied a terre in a 60 unit building in August with a live-in super. We haven't spent much time there yet (2 weekends, in fact. What is the appropriate holiday tip given our cicumstances?

If you recently moved in, you probably paid a non-refundable "move-in/move-out fee".

In my building, it was $250. It was increased several years ago to $500. That money goes into the building's cash reserve. That's a lot of money, and part of it should be(but is not) paid to the super; by the managing agent. It would make things easier, no wondering how much to "tip".

If you move-in around Holiday time, feel free to tip the super,only if you haven't already given him a move-in tip.

pulgood:How much was your non-refundable move-in payment?
Considering you aren't there very often: $50 bucks is fine. Really. Next year you can up it to $100., if you want.

Tip what you can not what people tell you to tip...in these economic hard times the service people understand.

Actually, they don't and I have heard that from several. Hard economic times hit service people the hardest, so if (big "if") you can give more than previously, you should. Or I am being an "Obama socialist" by wanting to spread the wealth?

NYC Matt -- It is cheap assholes like you that make the rest of us have to tip more to counteract the effect of your tightwad behavior. Get a clue.

What wealth?

NYCMatt: There can be no question now, of who "Mid towne rEast" is.

Insulting you. Calling you an "a-hole".

Ordering you to "Get a clue"...

Just like when dwell and I were having a friendly, on-topic exchange about the retail food-shopping experience. On she came, ordering dwell and I to :"Stop this crap".

I don't take orders from her, and you are smart enough to already have a clue, and do the same.

You are really fixated with this "don't order me around" stuff. I think you took the "no one puts baby in a corner" line from Dirty Dancing too seriously. Lighten up and maybe SE won't keep removing your posts.

And, sorry, there really is no other way to describe someone who refuses to tip. But I'll stick to other phrases since you seem to be the same kind of prude that others are on this site. You guys really live in NY?

Gotta scoot back to Planet Earth; see ya.

So you don't deny you are Wbottom/apt23?

No. "MidtwownerEast:
Streeteasy removes YOUR posts,and has been doing so; every time you have a meltdown, and/or get abusive with people who post comments on here; those who you don't agree with and who aren't on your team.

Get off the bottle, and leave the rest of us to have friendly discussions. Scoot down to Planet Earth from your drunken stupor.

StreetEasy knows who you are, under any and all of your various posting names.

You can't control me, as you do to your slaves; and you never will.

There's no such thing as schizophrenia, there's only mental telepathy. I once had a friend named Camilla Costello. She was Abbott and Costello's daughter. She said to me, 'You know, Sylvia, I have a lot of friends, but you're my best friend.' I'm working here. I'm an intern at Creedmoor. I'm in the Pentecostal Church, but I'm thinking of changing my religion. I have a dog at home. I love instant oatmeal. When you have Jesus, you don't need a diet. Mick Jagger wants to marry me. I want to get out the revolving door. With Jesus Christ, anything is possible. I used to hit my mother. It was the hyperactivity from all the cookies I ate. I'm the personification of Casper the Friendly Ghost. I used to go outside asking the other kids to be my friend when I was little. California's the most beautiful state in the Union. I've been there once, by television. My name is Jack Warden, and I'm an actress.

Oh, here we go, yet again with the third serving of alanhart's non-witty and unfunny comment.
Another slave to aboutready, who has to come up with something --QUICK!-- whenever she alerts him to post in her defense.

There's no such thing as schizophrenia, there's only mental telepathy. I once had a friend named Camilla Costello. She was Abbott and Costello's daughter. She said to me, 'You know, Sylvia, I have a lot of friends, but you're my best friend.' I'm working here. I'm an intern at Creedmoor. I'm in the Pentecostal Church, but I'm thinking of changing my religion. I have a dog at home. I love instant oatmeal. When you have Jesus, you don't need a diet. Mick Jagger wants to marry me. I want to get out the revolving door. With Jesus Christ, anything is possible. I used to hit my mother. It was the hyperactivity from all the cookies I ate. I'm the personification of Casper the Friendly Ghost. I used to go outside asking the other kids to be my friend when I was little. California's the most beautiful state in the Union. I've been there once, by television. My name is Jack Warden, and I'm an actress.

Zap,
alanhart.
You obviously are hooked up to the same electrified collar, as another one of aboutready's slaves. A dog, a la Pavlov. Returning again and again with your tired comment.

It's probably the most excitement and action that you get, and that's why you continue.

Prada-just saw your comment--I have been avoiding the tipping threads--thanks for the suggestion---I finally realized with the help of streeteasy advisors, alanhart and kylewest, that the resident manager is an 'evolved' super as you called him and we tipped him $200. Hope to see you at the Holiday Party!!