"EMC Corporation (now Dell EMC) carries a three-letter ticker-style code listed across major aggregators. hotelcorporatecodes.com rates it "Sometimes." EMC merged into Dell in 2016, meaning legitimate EMC-branded employee credentials no longer exist — a fact that could increase scrutiny at properties aware of the company's acquisition history. Standard Medium rating applies consistent with tech-sector patterns: discount depth drives enforcement, not company name alone."

"I occasionally try to get the corporate rate for a company I'm visiting in the area (for sales/consulting). Only once has a front desk clerk asked me to prove my eligibility, and she was satisfied by me giving the name and telephone number of the person I was visiting."

"I used to work night audit at a 4 diamond Marriott resort. It was me, an 80 year old valet who just slept in the cars, and a 4'11" security guard. She wouldn't check anything out because "I'm a woman. If there's someone there, they could attack me." So I, the 19 year old woman, would investigate. Guest needed towels? I brought them. I would have to go up to a computer room to run some of my reports. I occasionally had to pee, because I'm selfish like that. So whenever I was gone from the front desk, it was just unstaffed. It sucked."