Sharing room on a work trip

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HandsFaceTeeth · 30/05/2026 19:38

I’m going on a work trip that involves an overnight stay. On the original request form, I said I did not want to share a room and would happily pay the difference to have my own room. A recent email said that attendees would be sharing twin rooms in the hotel. I do not know anyone else attending. AIBU to not want to share a room with a stranger? I don’t even share a room when I go away with good friends!

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worstnotholiday · 30/05/2026 19:50

Yanbu. No way would I agree to share a room with a colleague.

Wasabiorchilli · 30/05/2026 19:50

That’s shocking. I would not go

MandemChickenShop · 30/05/2026 19:50

Is this standard company policy or a new thing? Might be okay if you know the person but as you don't then it's a bit off

GooseCreekandtheRiver · 30/05/2026 19:49

Absolute no from me too.

YANBU

NotMeAtAll · 30/05/2026 19:49

Nope.

Malasana · 30/05/2026 19:48

Another no from me. Absolutely not.

If they were insisting on shared rooms, I’d not go. My privacy outside of working hours is non negotiable.

TooOrangey · 30/05/2026 19:48

There is absolutely no chance I’d agree to this.

BananaPeels · 30/05/2026 19:46

No way. I absolutely refuse to share with colleagues. I might, at a push share with a colleague who k considered a friend but only if it was due to a shortage of rooms.

miaCara · 30/05/2026 19:45

No no no no no.
They want you to go , they pay for a room for you alone.
The cheek of them.

Flumposie3 · 30/05/2026 19:44

No way.

Summerbay23 · 30/05/2026 19:43

Hell no, not a chance in hell would I do that. I’d refuse/list every reason under the sun why it wasn’t reasonable.

Mcdhotchoc · 30/05/2026 19:40

That is a hill I would be prepared to die on. I wouldn't even have offered to pay the difference.
Your employers are proper bonkers. Safeguarding at an absolute minimum

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