Traveling for Work - is it typical to expect to share a room with a coworker?

NatashaHill
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Work "retreat" next month & HR has told us we're sharing rooms (4 to a room in bunk beds).

I've never had to share a hotel room or cabin with a colleague before and given the world we live in now a days, this just seems like an HR nightmare waiting to happen. Has anyone ever dealt with this? I'm bamboozled.

Traveling for Work - is it typical to expect to share a room with a coworker? 19 votes

Yes - have always had to share a room
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No - never had to share a room with a coworker
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[Deleted User]Ernest OwusuGina OcchipintiJana_Marketing_Maven[Deleted User]Brandon McBridejulzjamesAsa SweetserkelseywaldronPaul OsmondRachel ZerillaHollie DabsonKristen MendenhallSamantha Jones[Deleted User]Ashley BurmeisterTrey Harnden 17 votes
Curious to see the results
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[Deleted User]saraboostani 2 votes

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 6senser
    No - never had to share a room with a coworker

    Ewwwwww - I would not like this at all!

  • Brandon McBride
    Brandon McBride Posts: 311 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    No - never had to share a room with a coworker

    Definitely not. I've only heard of this happening in horror stories on Reddit after they've become HR nightmares.

  • saraboostani
    saraboostani Posts: 395 6senser
    Curious to see the results

    I personally have not but that was the standard at one of my brother's previous companies (2 to a room)😐️

  • Ernest Owusu
    Ernest Owusu Posts: 15 6senser
    No - never had to share a room with a coworker

    No thanks!!

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 6senser
    Curious to see the results

    Pre-Covid I had a client who had a similar standard - each year at their SKO employees would have to sleep 2 to a room and they weren't able to choose their roommates. Since then, though, they have not had to share so I will be curious to see what comes from this experience, especially with the new world we are living in almost 4 years later!

    P.S. - I would NEVER want to share a room with a coworker, I need my space at the end of each conference day.

  • Rachel Zerilla
    Rachel Zerilla Posts: 218 6senser
    No - never had to share a room with a coworker

    I never have, but a friend of mine who works at Facebook always has to for their conferences. Luckily, they get to choose who they room with.

  • Jana_Marketing_Maven
    Jana_Marketing_Maven Posts: 93 ✭✭✭✭✭✭
    No - never had to share a room with a coworker

    We used to in years past - especially when budgets were tight. Of late, however, that eased with fewer people traveling overall. I haven't had to share a room in over 10 years.

  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 0 6senser

    Second startup I worked with back in 1999-2002 did it briefly when it was less than 100 employees and early employees were ok with the sacrifice, but I imagine it got really hard to recruit the talent they wanted if you told them they'd have to bunk up on work trips. Four to a room seems insane. I'm shocked HR would allow it.

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