Note to self: Remember this isn’t easy.
What isn’t easy: Creating “awareness” among our community of the need to remember of staff members via our annual “employee gift fund”. The Asylum has a vigorously enforced no tipping policy. But, we should tip the waitstaff, the bar tenders and the cleaning crew. Not to mention the front desk and the drivers. So once a year – we residents collect money to pass on to the staff.
A couple of years ago, I did the Last Great Photo Shoot and made an environment photograph of every employee – that would be 400 of them. And produced an hour long loop of photos that ran in our lobbies 24/7. It was very well received. But, it was one of those things that are only effective one. Maybe 5 years from now it could be repeated. But not now. And not by me.
This year I am trying to make four 2-3 minute “commercials”. But, it is still hard.
It would be much easier if I lived somewhere where I could just tip the damn staff like a civilized person.
But, you play the cards you are dealt.
