To sleep at the airport

[Ribrabrob]

I work shifts in a busy airport. I don't live a million miles away, however I get the train (could drive really, just choose not to) which is a service run by Southern... need I say more?! So as you can guesss it's a little unreliable at times.

I'm doing random shifts recently with the train getting me there too late so need to arrive early i.e. Need to get a train just before midnight which only takes 35 mins in order to be on time to start a 5am shift.

Now, I love airports and im one of those people who can sleep wherever, so would I be unreasonable to sleep here?!

I did it last night, found a random sofa chair thing (in departures/arrivals, not terminal) and there were loads of people doing it so I didn't look out of place. However I did think that because I'm staff it might be a bit weird? Do you think security are watching me? Do you think my colleagues would think I'm weird if they walked past and saw me asleep at 1am and then rocking up for work at 5am?

I actually don't mind doing it and would like to continue it as any time spent in an airport is fine by me (airport/plane geek plus it will save me money sometimes), but if it's considered too odd/unreasonable I'll reconsider.

'Expatinscotland The £35 Premierinn is my corporate rate at Gatwick, it's the premierinn inside the airport. Why would I lie ffs? '

It's a corporate rate! Now you say it's a corporate rate. Not all people can get that.

'Staff at airports can get staff rates on hotels. Again why would I lie? My friend who works checkin at Heathrow and another friend works for world duty free and regularly stay over if working double shift or out on a staff night out. I am not naive thank you very much'

It's very naive to assume all staff are entitled to staff rates at hotels or have 35 quid to spunk on a hotel several times a month.

My point is that as she works in an airport it's very likely that she can get corporate rates, likely to be better than mine, I wasn't suggesting that the rate I quoted was available for the public.

My examples given were ground staff and retail. Airline staff and facilities staff can also get corporate hotel rates. In fact other than construction workers I can't think of an airport role that wouldn't be able to get corporate deals in airport hotels.

£35 is the rate I get, I was suggesting hers may be even cheaper and therefore a better option than effectively sleeping rough in departures/arrivals, you would get a private bathroom for a shower etc, I think for that I wouldn't consider it to "spunking" money away. The OP wasn't suggesting that she did it all the time.

' I think for that I wouldn't consider it to "spunking" money away. '

I would if I weren't making much money. Anyone who considers sleeping rough in an airport probably isn't minted enough to pay for a hotel every week.

' In fact other than construction workers I can't think of an airport role that wouldn't be able to get corporate deals in airport hotels. '

I can think of plenty, particularly if they're actually employed by an agency contracted to provide the service, on a zero hours contract, bank staff, etc.

By bank staff you mean foreign exchange? Travelex and Amex have corporate hotel deals.