Guest User
July 21, 2024
Attention! We warn you against working at this place! In our opinion, it does not resemble a job but rather modern illegal slavery. We found a job advertisement on a Greek website; the hotel owner, George, was looking for staff for all positions, from cleaners to waiters and receptionists. We decided to try working as hotel cleaning staff in beautiful Greece to get to know a different country and work during the holidays in a warm and nice place. During the interview, he assured us that the work was legal, from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The first few hours after arrival were pleasant; we were informed to bring our documents the next day to sign a contract, but as it turned out, that was not the case. The second day started with immediate work without anyone informing us, and we weren't even dressed appropriately! None of the existing employees explained what we were supposed to do or showed us the layout of the hotel. We had no idea where anything was. The employees assigned to show us the work were from Nepal, didn't speak good English, had no work contracts, were in Greece illegally, and worked seven days a week without a day off. Days passed, and the topic of a work contract or our insurance was never mentioned. It seems the owner prefers to change the entire staff every few months to avoid employment taxes. We saw one of the chefs working at the hotel disappear overnight, probably escaping after we started asking about a contract. This work and working seven days a week is illegal! Our job was supposed to be from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM but never was! The owner didn't mention that work ended when we finished cleaning all 20 assigned rooms, which could well be late at night. This isn't normal hotel cleaning; it's exploitation for a pittance considering our work often lasted up to 10 hours each day. After work, we were too exhausted to go anywhere, making the stay in a beautiful country like Greece not worth the extensive exploitation, especially for such little money. The worst part was when, on the third day, we met the worst woman we have ever encountered in our lives – the boss’s wife!! She was the biggest problem, treating us like slaves without any respect, possibly because we came to work as cleaners, making her look down on us. She probably thought she could bully us and we wouldn't do anything about it – perhaps she thought we were poor, but we aren't, and we left after a few days of meeting her! We aren't from a third-world country unable to go back home. She and the receptionist seemed to get along well; both could behave inappropriately and raise their voices at workers. Additionally, Ms. Receptionist Marianna, how can you say that a guest who paid a lot of money for their stay is strange and should be treated differently (greetings to the lady from room number 28, you are not strange at all, quite the opposite! Very nice and kind). Respect or employee satisfaction doesn’t matter in this hotel; constant orders and prohibitions do. Juice i