Sharing room on a work trip

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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!

I wouldn't do it. But it's not a massive safeguarding issue as pps have said. Look up what constitutes safeguarding, this ain't it.

Also agree with pp, ive seen this exact post pretty much quite recently...

Not in a million years!

Exactly this. I wear a wig due to having alopecia and my colleagues do not know. I obviously remove it behind closed doors and when sleeping. No way would I want to share with someone so I was forced to disclose my medical condition, it’s private and none f works concern.

Absolutely not, I’ve worked globally and across the UK for private and Government organisations and have never once not had a private room.

I worked as an academic for many years with requirement to attend conferences. It was never suggested that I share room. Some of the hotels in the USA were very expensive especially in Las Vegas. The only person who ever shared was a wheelchair user and his companion. Back in the 1960s/70s I shared rooms with other females on a landrover based holiday but that was not work.

I travel for work. We don’t share rooms, and if I were asked to do so, my response would be laughter.

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5497610-to-tell-my-manager-i-wont-share-a-room-with-colleague-again?page=1

No. It sounds like an adult demanding to be treated like an adult.

OP, this is totally inappropriate of your employer. Demand a single room or say you won't be going. Don't offer to pay for it. No single room = you don't go.

What are you talking about? I am a professional adult and I expect to be treated as one which includes demanding my own room when travelling. I absolutely wouldn’t go if I was told I had to share a room. I am entitled to privacy and my own free time when I clock off.

Absolutely no way in hell would I agree to share a room on a work trip. Or pay anything towards the costs of a hotel room. Your employer is taking the piss. Can't believe your colleagues actually think this is ok.

I would refuse.

If the company cannot offer individual rooms for staff then it should not be organising this trip.

It could easily cause safeguarding issues.

I is also very iffy legally to expect employees with disabilities or long term health conditions to share and have random people potentially witness them dealing with their additional needs.

Bad idea all around...

This!

Hard no from me too. I fart, snore and talk in my sleep* and am not prepared to compromise my privacy.

*This doesn’t have to be true but is a good reason not to share. Though to be honest, privacy and dignity alone is enough.

Nonsense.. it smacks of being a professional with boundaries you expect to be upheld.

Also need to add I absolutely adore my work colleges! We are the 3 musketeers! But I still wouldn’t want to share a room with them!

Hard no.

Find out the hotel book your own room and put it on expenses. Another vote for a hill I would die on

Work trip should provide sole accommodation and if they refuse this then contact HR with the information that you will not be attending. I used to work for a large company and after I did this I always got my own room much to the annoyance of those who were to timid to speak up!

I have done plenty of jobs which didn’t involve sitting behind a desk. I also go on trips as a leader of a youth organisation voluntarily - as generally the only woman, I get a room to myself but have had to share with a mum on occasion and have had to do a tent outside when we could only have 1 room for adults (I couldn’t take 4 beds for myself and send the 3 men outside, for fairness) when we are hostelling. But we all bring our own tents for when we camp, and scrounge up another if we have any extra parents along with us. But I do that voluntarily with a group of leaders I know very well. And we have shared our various issues over the years.

But with work colleagues, where it is a totally different relationship, you are entitled to private time and personal privacy. It is about reasonable boundaries, and maintaining professionalism - but people need a chance to decompress and be their own person and not always be “on duty” in front of colleagues.

You sound like someone who has never had a professional career.

Incorrect.

Whatever you say champ

I have medical reasons for insisting on a private room. Absolutely no way I would share.

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Are you just jealous or something and kicking yourself that you never thought to request your own room , so now you're throwing insults at people in an attempt to make yourself feel better about yourself???

Absolutely not. Ever. Years ago a senior colleague told me about attending a conference in the USA. He was very surprised when a strange American man appeared in his room and was apparently sharing. He explained it’s normal on work events in the US. Weird!