Jen Sines

Review of Red Lion River Inn

I am reading these reviews and it saddens me that ...

I am reading these reviews and it saddens me that not much has changed since I worked at the River Inn as a housekeeper. I truly believe the rooms, bathrooms and hallways would be a lot cleaner, if the housekeepers were treated better. I worked there for a little under a year. During this time, I had witnessed a lot of mistreatment towards the housekeepers, including myself. First of all, a male employee who barely spoke English by the name of Marbati (sp?) sexually assaulted me in one of the second floor rooms. I immediately went downstairs to notify my housekeeping manager. Her English was also hard to understand. After I sobbed and told her what happened, and begged to go home, she told me, "He is not from this country. He does not know better. You cannot leave, you must finish your shift. I will tell Marbati to work on a different floor than you." I was confused at her reaction. I stated everything he had done, and she continued to wave her hand in a "shooing" motion, saying, "just ignore him. Just forget about it. He doesn't know any better. He will not bother you again. Please go finish cleaning your rooms." This outraged me. I immediately grabbed my belongings and walked all the way to the court house and filed a report. My mother called the River Inn in an outrage. I was asked to come in the next morning and speak with the Hotel Manager. He was very kind and didn't want me to have to quit. They did fire Marbati, but I suspect so because they didn't want a lawsuit on their hands. I filed a report against Marbati, and got a restraining order.

Anyway. I continued to work there, despite the many rude comments and angry looks I received from angry employees who befriended Marbati.

There was a very rude and disgusting woman named Jessica who yelled at me every single day, even though I worked myself into a blistering sweat. I once came to work with a black eye I got from wrestling with my nephews. I walked by the laundry room and heard Jessica say: "I f**king hate that little b**ch. I'll blacken her other eye." It was awful and the worst working environment I've ever seen.

It has been about 4 years I have since moved on, and have a career now, but my dreadful experience working for this hotel will always be in my memory. I feel sorry for the housekeepers and laundry attendants.