[QUOTE=Bbbuddy]I thought about this after I slept on it. It says right on the wall what the attendant is making for the session which is $45. I know a person who is a marketing mgr for a medical device company who creates leads for the salespeople makes $40/hour, (she has an MBA from Yale). The workers at ERS are not required to be liscensed or have any training at all. The workers for the UAW recently took a paycut to keep their jobs and they were averaging around $23/hour. A plumber or electrical unioun worker doesn't make $45/hour. I would say that a mechanic probably makes that. I saw an ad for a liscensed massuese at a chiropractic clinic and they were offering $40/hour. I mentioned it to a girl who used to work at ERS (the one who was caught rifling through pockets) and she said, "that is chump change." To give it a little more perspective, if you check these forums in say Washington Park, IL there are a few places down there where good looking dancers, comparable to those at ERS will take you to a private room and give you more than what you get at ERS for $50 total. I think a message needs to be sent to the greedy women at ERS that we are in a tough economy and they are making pretty good money even if they don't get tipped. Just another couple of thoughts.[/QUOTE]I agree wholeheartedly. While I am not cheap and will always tip, I believe that the going rate for a rub and tug ahould be in the $ range. At ERS which I have frequented a fair bit my tip is in the 20-25 range. When World went to.75 for their base fee, I began visiting MC down the street where the massage is.65, tip I provide is.4 and they don't ask for it. People who throw around extravagant amounts of money for service are responsible for wrecking attitudes and result in the "chump change" statement.
