Tipping should be optional, not mandatory, tipping is something that comes from your pocket willingly and not the other way around but most people are using this medium to feel entitled to it.
Most people see tipping as a necessity that it must be done, especially in Nigeria, to get anything done easily without stress you must tip anybody who is in charge of it.
I visited one of my cousin's sisters some weeks ago and we discussed on how it is very hard to get a job in the country, she then narrated how is secured her job, she works with the federal government and it all started when she wrote the entry exam and after the examination on her way going home she tips the security of the company and she left, one good thing about her is that she loves to tip anyone who is carrying out their duties diligently, even at the mall, she will always give to the attendant.
After a month she was called for an interview, she said she got there and saw a long queue outside the company and there was another queue inside as well, on getting there the security man that she tipped when she came to write the examination spotted her and called her out, she said the security man opened the gate for her out of multitude who stood on the long queue, the security handed her over to the other security who is calling them inside, she said she was so happy and that was how she did her interview without spending up to a minute on the queue.
She appreciates the security for making the interview so easy for her and gives her another tip, she got the job and anytime she goes to their headquarters she always sees the security man and tips him, this is the power of tipping because if she hadn't tipped that man when she came for the exams there is no how the man would have recognized her and she will have to spend more than three hours on the queue because they couldn't attend to everyone that day and that was the last day for the interview.
Tipping is never a bribe, is just a way to appreciate others by encouraging them, if you tip anyone then they will surely return the favor anytime you are in need and they are in a position to help because you have already extended the hands of favor to them and they will repay you.
Tipping is something that comes to mind as not a must, but in most cases, you must follow the trend, especially in our universities, an ordinary signature from a secretary can take up to a semester if care is not taken, they take life so hard for people and the only solution to get out of this is to tip your way in.
In my school, you can only see our head of department (HOD) through his secretary and this must cost you something, the woman will never allow you to see him until you drop money for her, this is not right at all, I didn't see this as tipping but extortion, and you can never submit your course form without the HOD'S signature on it, now it is mandatory to tip the secretary in other for the HOD to sign on your document.
In my opinion, tipping is something that should come willingly, not by forcing people or be expectant or feel entitled to someone's pocket, it is very wrong.
This is my response to this episode of hivelearners community prompt of #hl-w139e3 which the topic is tagged
WHEN SHOULD I TIP?
