When a cleaner finds 5 euros at a Finnish office
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#2> I guess this is your tip now. You deserve it!
Found the American. Just as a heads up. We don't tip the cleaner. Or anyone else. And while Finland doesn't have minimum wage, collective agreements specify minimum pay rates so the cleaner will always be paid a liveable wage.
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#3> Only in Finland
More like "only in a corporate environment with CCTV"
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#4Finland doesn't exist
Re: When a cleaner finds 5 euros at a Finnish office
#5> I guess this is your tip now. You deserve it! Found the American. Just as a heads up. We don't tip the cleaner. Or anyone else. And while Finland doesn't have minimum wage, collective agreements specify minimum pay rates so the cleaner will always be paid a liveable wage.
Actually I was offered to give a tip at "O'Leary's" in the IsoOmena mall (Espoo) when paying the bill with my Visa Electron. It felt awkward and I've been avoiding the place since then.
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#6'It’s strangely fitting ... because it seems to be a case of social media visibility springing up organically, without preplanning or algorithms.'
Not sure about the preplanning though?
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#7My first time in Finland was last May (incidentally to give a talk at Smartly in the very office featured in the photo).
I love Finland. You can tell from the moment you arrive that the entire country cares about the welfare of everyone there.
It started when we got on the train from the airport. We were told that not only do kids ride public transit for free, but anyone pushing their stroller does too. Talk about supporting families!
And then when we got off the train in downtown Helsinki, what I didn't see anywhere were homeless people or beggars. I only saw one person who talked as if he had mental issues, but even he looked well cared for -- he had decent clothes and looked like he had a healthy diet. My guess was that he was living in a shelter and had competent mental health care.
Not having to tip servers was great, especially knowing they were making a living wage.
Overall 10/10 for their society. If it weren't for the weather and winter darkness, I'd totally live there if they'd take me.
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#8Am I the only one who finds it awkward? I mean, if this was €100, then maybe, but this is €5, I leave this kind of money around my desk regularly and nobody cares - why on Earth would you bother posting this kind of stuff on social media?
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#9> I guess this is your tip now. You deserve it! Found the American. Just as a heads up. We don't tip the cleaner. Or anyone else. And while Finland doesn't have minimum wage, collective agreements specify minimum pay rates so the cleaner will always be paid a liveable wage.
Actually I was offered to give a tip at "O'Leary's" in the IsoOmena mall (Espoo) when paying the bill with my Visa Electron. It felt awkward and I've been avoiding the place since then.
Were you speaking English?
In Denmark, I'm much more likely to have the card payment machine prompt for a tip if the waiter thinks the group is foreign. Otherwise, they often press "Nej" themselves.
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#10> Only in Finland More like "only in a corporate environment with CCTV"
That seems unlikely in Finland.
Maybe on the entrance and exit, but not in the office itself.