Oh my the monsters we’ve created! Fortunately I don’t feed these monsters.
What, you don't set out a tip jar at the register?
If they go above and beyond or are particularly entertaining, I'll drop them a couple bucks. I like to reward good behavior and sometimes they won't have a tip jar out but I'd like to tip them anyway.
People tip me all the time at my day job, even though we never panhandle nor is it expected in any way. They come in with a complicated request, which is one of my favorite things because I'm all about solving puzzles, and while it's just part of my job I appreciate the tip not so much for the money but because it's them saying I did a great job and they appreciate it. It's the same as when they write a review note mentioning my stellar customer service.
It's a good feeling and I like to pay that forward.