I always found it strange that people would skimp on leaving tip for the hotel room housekeeper; yet whenever they went to a coffee/sandwich shop or even a bar, they’d leave a generous tip for minimum service. To me, it was a gender and race thing: of course the immigrant woman tasked with scrubbing the toilet, changing your sheets, and making your bed would get stiffed while the young hipster barista (oftentimes male) could easily score a handful of dollars just for grabbing a ready-made pastry or pouring a hot drink from a pot. The disconnect always bothered me and I never could articulate why it was so disturbing. Tonight I came across this video, and it captures the essence, I don’t like to use the word “unfair”, bc hello, this is life: it’s never been and will never be fair. That said, I like the concept of charity wrapped in dignity and I hope I can do more of it.