Like a scene from The Shining, a woman says a man tried to break into her Kansas hotel room with a saw. Luckily, it wasn’t Johnny or even a random creeper, but a maintenance worker at the hotel. Reddit user Annie_Ominous_2020 explained in a now-removed post on r/legaladvice that she had been sleeping during the day after working overnight and missed a call from hotel staff. This missed call turned into a wild misunderstanding, leaving her somewhat traumatized by the employee with a saw.
Annie claimed she had booked two nights at the hotel but accidentally scheduled the wrong second day. She called corporate, which resolved the issue by swapping dates; however, the hotel manager wasn’t aware of the change. As a result, the manager believed she was trying to stay an extra day without checking in again.
Annie Received a Refund from the Kansas Hotel But Wasn’t Satisfied
According to the post, Annie said she told a staff member about the merge change to her two separate reservations, but that person didn’t inform the manager. The manager tried to call Annie while she was asleep, but after no answer, decided to break into her hotel room and forcibly remove her. Eventually, the staff recognized the miscommunication with corporate, apologized, and even offered a refund, but Annie felt proper justice had yet to be served.
While her terrifying experience was understandably frustrating, Reddit was less on Annie’s side about suing the Kansas hotel. “To successfully sue, you would need to have tangible financial damages to sue for,” remarked a commenter. “This is more of a ‘complain to corporate’ type of situation.” Another chimed in in agreement, “You haven’t suffered any monetary damages and thus have little or nothing to sue for.”
To the many asking why OP felt so determined to pursue a lawsuit, she responded: “Honestly, I’m asking because people in my life keep telling me I should sue them.” A Redditor concluded things quite aptly, writing, “People are WAYYYYY too willing to sue people over the slightest inconvenience, and those suggesting it have probably never actually sued anyone.”
No one wants a random employee for breaking into their hotel room, but if no actual harm was done, there’s little cause for a lawsuit, at least in this story’s case.
