Travelling with work

So usually when i go away for work our company arranges hotels for each person has their own hotel room.

Last week the boss rang and told me the rooms were really expensive and would i mind getting a twin room and sharing, wasnt thinking properly and i just said yea no problem.....not thinking ill be working with him all day and then sitting in a room all night with him for three nights :-(

Just curious though is there any law to say it should be separate rooms??just for future ref as i already agreed this time.

Thanks

Stheno

no law im afraid

dilallio

My old company tried this but my deafening snoring sorted out that policy.
Do it this time but either you or your colleague should 'discretely' approach the boss after, and tell him that you didn't sleep a wink, and couldn't concentrate on the assignment the following day.

lawred2

There's no way I would have agreed to a twin room..

Creamy Goodness

I’d be paying out of pocket on this trip.

Our policy is everyone books their own travel and room. If we fly together pool taxis to save cost there.

When it comes to rooms there’s no cost saving even if the rooms are $600+ a night or New York tax as I call it.

Ah he caught me off guard on the phone, woulda thought about it had he emailed me ha.

I am actually contemplating driving home one of the nights to make it easier or to get some sleep.

They just said hotel is costing an arm and a leg for one room so can probably give them the benefit of doubt.

Ursus Horribilis

Can you not arrange alternative accommodation for yourself and claim it as an expense? Even a B&B has to be better than sharing a room.

Glass fused light

The boss is saving money on a hotel room? His profit

And the cost to the company to defend a sexual misconduct allegation would be how much?

Ursus Horribilis

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

Can you not arrange alternative accommodation for yourself and claim it as an expense? Even a B&B has to be better than sharing a room.

Ah tis all booked now. Would be an idea for next time.

Ursus Horribilis

It might be your only option next time. You need to nip this in the bud or it could potentially become custom and practice.

Ages ago there was a thread here asking about this. I think it was from the angle of someone junior(ish) working in HR who'd been asked to look into room sharing as a policy in their company. The general response to it was very negative but there was someone who replied to said they room share when they go away on business.

The_Honeybadger

I had a female manager once who had a very odd relationship with the male CEO, they were weirdly over-friendly and often spent hours upon hours in the CEO’s office chatting and giggling. I don’t think there was an affair going on or anything, it’s kind of hard to describe the relationship but the most absurd incident I can think of is where they were going away to a conference and the CEO booked a family room for the two of them, and his wife!! They spoke openly about it at the office, the rest of us were astonished, it was completely bonkers. You are getting away lightly OP.

In all seriousness you’ll probably have to put up with it this time but it’s not something I’d like to make a habit out of. I can understand where your boss is coming from in terms of the cost but I’d find that situation uncomfortable unless you got on really well and were friends as well as colleagues.

dragonfly!

About 5 years ago We had a "night out" but it was a corporate night out making sure clients were looked after etc and we had to share.
There was 2 / 3 in each room
I didnt like it as the others were drunk and noisy and I just wanted sleep for the 5 hour trip home the next day
But it was a free room and the hotel was fully booked as was everywhere in the area due to the event going on.
Other work trips Ive been on have been own room