text: if someone you hired damaged your house do you tip a coworker who is sent to do the repair? a tree trimmer cut down a tree that eneded up on my house and broke a window and damaged my awning. he sent another person to do the repairs. i offered him soda and did not tip him. now i wonder if i did the right thing. i supplied a part for the awning that was given to me by a neighbor so he did not have that expense. it only cost him $15 to replace a window. good enuff.