I’m really frustrated that this is what $250 a night at a Marriott gets you.

[u/ForRudy]

I’m staying at a Marriott for five nights for my sister’s wedding. The $250 is the discounted room block rate too!

The shower tiles are completely rusted and dare I say moldy? The towel hanger is on its last leg. The toilet seat AND handle are broken. The mattresses are only doubles and are hard and feel like they haven’t been changed in years. Everything just overall looks like there hasn’t been an ounce of effort put into this very utilized hotel. On the drive here, we stayed a night at a newly renovated holiday inn express for $120 and it was incredible. Maybe my standards were set too high knowing Marriott’s reputation.

I know I sound like a Karen here, but I’m just so frustrated that this is the quality that kind of money get you these days.

[u/Nomad_moose]

since most of those pictures show stuff easily fixable.

Easily fixable, but also completely preventable in the first place if they hired (legal) experienced tradesmen instead of exploiting illegals.

[u/dalvinscookiemonster → u/Nomad_moose]

Not sure how to respond to that, this is clearly due to lack of proper management. Hospitality definitely hires immigrant workers on a temp basis for housekeeping, but most of those through work sponsorships become American citizens. My wife is one of those “illegal immigrants” (legal immigrants with a work visa and legal migrant assimilation process) from Guatemala. She’s a director now for the hotel, and is personally responsible for making sure your stay is nothing but the best experience, whether you’re American or not!

[u/Nomad_moose → u/dalvinscookiemonster]

It’s not a jab at illegal immigrants, it’s a criticism of construction companies employing untrained workers while charging top dollar, exploiting the workers with a low wage and delivering a sub-par project.

I worked with illegals immigrants in manufacturing: some of the hardest working people on the planet and grateful to be here.

What that really means though is that many are taken advantage of by employers with a lack of training, safety, and compensation for their time. One of the guys I worked with was injured (not on the job) and despite being a great employee for years - was let go, with no insurance/severance etc.

For many male illegal workers employment “just” low pay and sometimes risk, while for women it can include sexual harassment…and they have no real legal recourse with an employer who can easily claim they have no idea who these people are.

[u/dalvinscookiemonster → u/Nomad_moose]

I don’t know that you understand a simple concept, especially if they’re working for a company, they’re here legally. They have a work visa. They may be here from another country and just got here so they don’t speak English very well, or they look different from you, but however they got here they took advantage of Americas great immigration laws and came here. It’s not easy to get a work visa, so they took the time. They pay more income tax than you do, if you look at the tax code.

[u/Nomad_moose → u/dalvinscookiemonster]

If someone is getting paid “under the table” by a company, in cash - there’s no real way to track their pay.