Summary

Trump evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her military housing with just three hours’ notice, despite an earlier 60-day waiver.

Fagan, the first woman to lead a military branch, was dismissed on Trump’s second day in office over concerns about DEI policies and border security.

Homeland Security officials cited her termination as justification, though sources called it a “petty” move.

Fagan was forced to leave most belongings behind, spending the night with friends while awaiting relocation of her personal items.

  • MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown
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    152 months ago

    I am.

    But the plumber already charges for the service call + hourly rate + parts + after-hours/holiday emergency surcharge… what is the tip for? Was I supposed to have been tipping my mechanic too all these years?

        • @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          22 months ago

          The only thing I can imagine is like some corporate plumbing company that pays their workers hourly? Otherwise, they invoice you and they take most (if not all) of that money.

    • Tipping culture in the US is out of hand, but in my experience most home service people are tipped. The main exception being people there for multiday renovations/work or people not doing manual labor.

      • Drusas
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        11 month ago

        Interesting. I tip those who are here for home renovations because they barely even get to leave for lunch.

        • Yea, possibly at the end, but tipping the same person every day for an extended period feels weird to me. Though I’ve not had any relevant personal renovation experience.

    • Drusas
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      11 month ago

      You don’t have to tip a plumber or a mechanic. They both charge for their time at pretty high rates.

      I would tip them if it was on a holiday or in horrible weather or something.