Mmm.
Ok. I'm going to open the can of worms here. No offense, just reflection.
I've owned expensive cars (new and used) and in-expensive cars (new and used).
I've had variable and mixed levels of service from all of the above. Some good, some bad.
My Infiniti is a blast to drive...but the selling dealer didn't have 10% of the customer service ability that the Hyundai dealer did. Really.
My current Infiniti dealer is a delight to work with. Go figure.
Ditto for airlines, hotels, grocery stores etc.... Some good, some bad. The price of the purchase has not always had a correlation to satisfaction or service rendered. On that, I'm 1000% sure. I do, however, sometimes raise holy hell when I pay more.... but I tend to shrug my shoulders when I pay less.
I too, have found that negative energy (or negative expectations) tends to send most customer relations south from the get-go. Unfortunately, I don't always learn from my mistakes.
I've had mostly good to excellent dealings with all my timeshares. Sales, resale, transfers, title etc.... I've been surprised at how well things usually go. My Marriott resales? Very good. Worldmark? Fantastic. Westin? So far, so good. And, I've never had to 'deal' with pushy presentation efforts other to say 'Sorry, I already said no, we're too busy...' You'll never win an 'energy battle' with the timeshare sales team...
I've had a few less than happy moments with room assignments at Marriott....but they have ALWAYS been resolved in my favor without harsh words....in fact, we typically call the manager when we check out to congratulate them on the fine service provided by the desk folks or room assignments. Example: I used an owned week and an exchanged week at Waiohai this year (not a Marriott exchange). They spoke courteously with me concerning my room requests and assigned us adjoining rooms in a very nice island view location. This was well-above and beyond. I told them so.
I'm sorry you're burdened with these white-collar problems....but maybe you're having a run of bad luck or perhaps your frustration will ease once the merger issues conclude. Life is too short to channel that much negativity when dealing with something (vacation) that should be reducing your stress and providing relaxation and enjoyment. IMO.
I'd strongly recommend meditation, a read on some Zen philosophy and a calming cup of caffeine-free tea.
Perhaps this short quote might illustrate better than I:
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.