I mean, I'm kind of eyerolling at "I would NEVER!"
I get it. It's fucking terrible. But it becomes kind of company culture, whether you like it or not (and believe me, nobody does). You really risk looking like Nugget's Fucking Millenial and his orange glasses if you don't just do what you're supposed to do.
Just a cog in the machine, buddies.
Especially the "I would never work for a company that required this!" How nice for you to have a job tree in your back yard!
Post by VeryViolet on Apr 21, 2015 21:36:19 GMT -5
I have a really good friend from a former job and we joke that we became lifelong friends when we shared deodorant on a work trip. It isn't ideal and I always preferred not to share but ehh you make it work. I do think it really sucks to make people share a room with their supervisor or someone higher up than them in the company. DH's company does this. I don't want my boss to know about my crazy morning hair and PJs.
I have only been on one work trip, and was pleasantly surprised when we got there that we DIDN'T have to share. I mean, I would have shared if I needed to, but it was so nice to have my own room. I require alone time.
The company I used to work for sort of made us do this. It was a small family owned company and so they always wanted us to share rooms. I straight up told them that I would pay for my own room because they wanted me to share with my supervisor. I absolutely didn't want to so they ended up always getting me my own room, sure, I probably looked like a diva but I don't even care.
I mean, I'm kind of eyerolling at "I would NEVER!"
I get it. It's fucking terrible. But it becomes kind of company culture, whether you like it or not (and believe me, nobody does). You really risk looking like Nugget's Fucking Millenial and his orange glasses if you don't just do what you're supposed to do.
Just a cog in the machine, buddies.
Also, if you have $$ to pay for your own room, good for you. Not everyone can tralalala
When it happened to me, I didn't have the money to spend $600 out of pocket on a hotel room for a work trip.
No. Fuck no. There have been years where I have spent 3-4 months in total traveling, I cannot imagine having to room with coworkers. Not only is there the privacy reasons but I just spent 10-18 hrs working with them during the day, I reserve the right to get away from them.
I cringe when H and I share a hotel room for more than one day. I feel the need to find an alternate restroom at the hotel!
Edit: I would not have worked in my position for 5 years if room sharing was the policy. I would have sought a position with less travel, 3-4 months a year is to long a time to share a room with random strangers.
My firm does this for special new associate school and for the firm retreat. Nothing says awkward like sharing a room with a stranger from another office when you've only been at the firm for a month to begin with. I think it's ridiculous. One guy was like, yeah, I'm pretty sure I have not shared a room with another dude since college and we're professionals? I kind of get it for the retreat since there are money and space issues (and you can pay for a single if you want it) but for the associate schools? We're talking a handful of rooms.
Post by lexxasaurus on Apr 21, 2015 22:03:18 GMT -5
I'd prefer not to, but I won't die if I have to share a room. I don't exactly look into the room sharing rules of a company before I accept a job so I wouldn't know until an event happened and then I'd deal with whatever was offered.
I would have to, as a teachers going to conferences is $$$. There's no way they'll spring for a second room. But generally, I really like my coworkers and wouldn't mind. CW and I went to a conference in Vegas last summer and had a great time.
Interesting, I worked for the Big 4 for years and traveled for training and work. Always had my own room. We had a ton of bonding in the training but still went back to my own room....so I'm thinking it's a cost cutting measure.
well @vicmo and I represent two of the Big 4... so maybe the other two aren't as bad? lol
PDQ
It also could be that this was a while ago and things have changed....my firm no longer exists so there's that, too. LOL
Also, I was in training in the off season (mid-year) so I'm betting they had more rooms (they had their own campus - you can likely guess who they were) than 'Ee starts. But, we always had our own room for client travel. I never thought much of it back then but I'm very appreciative of it now. It was nice to decompress and not be "on" before crashing for another high stress day. We didn't stay at super fancy places though!
Post by BunnyMacDougal on Apr 21, 2015 22:45:44 GMT -5
I just did this two weeks ago. It was awesome. But the coworker was a teacher at my school, my age, with a kid my age....and whose husband we also know. I got lucky. We didn't know this going in, but we also have similar tastes in tv shows and preferences for facebook "shut up I'm scrolling" time.
Hell to the no. I won't go if I can't have my own room.
See ... you get me.
I had a close call a couple of months ago. I was staying at the W Austin for work.
There was a glitch with our rooms, and the hotel was practically sold out because there was an event in town.
They had me sharing a king room with my coworker.
I panicked, and had a mini melt down, over the phone with Mr.Kirkette.
Luckily the hotel worked it out, but damn. That was cutting it close.
I mean, could you imagine? Two people, not in a relationship, sharing those tiny ass chic upscale hotel rooms with no bathroom doors, and see through showers.
Nightmare!
Whew, that was close. Complete nightmare! Awkward city! I don't leave my kids to share a room. I would have a full on tantrum.
I've had to do it three times since I started to work 21 years ago. First time was at a company retreat where I shared a bungalow with my best friend, separate rooms and bathrooms, so not an issue. The last two times were at this firm, but only for our firm's sponsored ski trip. It was each time with a colleague I knew well. Not really a problem, but I really need my own space!
My job always has us share...sometimes four to a room, not just two.
No. No. No. No. Cots? Couches? Bed sharing? How the fuck does this go down?
Share a bed! Omg, it's so miserable for everyone. My only luck has been that I've always been assigned with my best work friend (a friend outside of work as well), so we share and it doesn't feel like AS big of a deal.
This only happens once a year, so I just kind of block it out.
I'm in academia so yeah, it's pretty common to share rooms at conferences. The host hotel where all the sessions are held are typically $300+ a night and we're all pretty poor
Absolutely not. If I worked for a nonprofit I would pay for my own room. If I worked for a corporation, they can take a miniscule amount from their yearly profits so that I don't have to know my coworkers sleep sounds/smells.
I don't even like to go to B&Bs because I don't like people all up in my shit. So the thought of this makes my heart race a little. I understand why it happens though. I honestly don't know if I'd be able to handle it. I suppose it would be fun if the coworker was a close friend, but a stranger? Sharing a bed? I think I'd legit have a panic attack.
No. No. No. No. Cots? Couches? Bed sharing? How the fuck does this go down?
Share a bed! Omg, it's so miserable for everyone. My only luck has been that I've always been assigned with my best work friend (a friend outside of work as well), so we share and it doesn't feel like AS big of a deal.
This only happens once a year, so I just kind of block it out.
That's awful. I can't imagine sharing a bed with a coworker.
I'm also in academia, but I've never shared a room at a conference. Granted, with the exception of my admin, all of my immediate co-workers are male. But when we've all been at the same conference, the males don't share, either.
We also don't go to the big national conference, we stick to a more specific, regional thing. Still, though, the hotel is not cheap.
The thought of sharing a room with a colleague gives me major anxiety. Hell, I don't even like sharing rooms with friends when I'm traveling for fun!
Nope. My trips are pretty optional, so I'd decline if I had to.
DH is in construction and he's had to travel often for work. They make them share a room and it's not like they're staying at nice places either. I'm talking Motel 6 type accommodations. Thankfully he's been pretty good friends with everyone he's had to stay with and it's never been more than 2 nights in a row. There are some trips that last a month. He'd die. And the trip they asked him to take for 6 weeks to Vietnam... I don't even want to imagine.
Post by NothingWrongwithOhio on Apr 22, 2015 8:02:49 GMT -5
When I worked in construction, they used to do 4 to a room when they sent crews over 2 hours away. Being the only female, I always got my own room. Every other company I've worked for has provided individual rooms.
Post by sineadorebellion on Apr 22, 2015 8:14:08 GMT -5
It depends on if I can choose my roommate. A few of the other reps and I are pretty friendly, we meet up outside of work sometimes if we're in the same area. So yeah we've shared before with no issues.
There's one or two though that I'd be like, nope. Luckily we only have out of town meetings twice a year.