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Do you think I should mention this to my boss? :P
I've worked in the home care service for two weeks now. Today I was at a lady's house and she asked me to help her move some things because some window cleaner's were coming by later and some furniture, plants and stuff was blocking the windows. It's not what we're hired to do (she's reasonably healthy and officially only receives help with shopping for groceries and some assistance showering once a week), but if I have the time I usually do whatever the customer wants anyway. I gave her my number in case the window cleaners didn't put the furniture back, because she was too old/frail to move them herself. She called me later, and since I was in the neighbourhood and ahead of my schedule I came by and helped. She insisted on giving me some money for the trouble, and even though I initially refused and said it wasn't necessary since it was during my working hours anyway, I eventually gave up and took the money. It's like only $5, but this isn't the kind of job where you're supposed to accept tips, so I felt a bit awkward about it. I know we're supposed to tell our employer if we receive "gifts" from our customers (it's not forbidden, but I think it's frowned upon), but I imagine they meant more valuable gifts than $5. Sooo... is it worth mentioning or should I just forget about it?
I've worked in the home care service for two weeks now. Today I was at a lady's house and she asked me to help her move some things because some window cleaner's were coming by later and some furniture, plants and stuff was blocking the windows. It's not what we're hired to do (she's reasonably healthy and officially only receives help with shopping for groceries and some assistance showering once a week), but if I have the time I usually do whatever the customer wants anyway. I gave her my number in case the window cleaners didn't put the furniture back, because she was too old/frail to move them herself. She called me later, and since I was in the neighbourhood and ahead of my schedule I came by and helped. She insisted on giving me some money for the trouble, and even though I initially refused and said it wasn't necessary since it was during my working hours anyway, I eventually gave up and took the money. It's like only $5, but this isn't the kind of job where you're supposed to accept tips, so I felt a bit awkward about it. I know we're supposed to tell our employer if we receive "gifts" from our customers (it's not forbidden, but I think it's frowned upon), but I imagine they meant more valuable gifts than $5. Sooo... is it worth mentioning or should I just forget about it?