'I am not comfortable sharing a room with somebody that one, I hardly know and two, I supervise': School district forces employees to share a hotel room for conference

A pair of coworkers wait with their luggage outside a hotel.

If your company is forcing you to share a room with someone, they don't have your best interests at heart.

Sharing a room with someone is best done with your close friends and family. You're comfortable around each other, have a sense of each other's personal lives, and there is a huge level of trust. Sure, you might sign up to sleep in a hostel with strangers, but there is safety in numbers. A one-on-one room-sharing situation might leave you vulnerable. This is especially true with coworkers.

The coworker relationship is a special one. You likely spend a lot of time together, but you don't know everything about each other. You might not even hang out outside of a work context. There are probably aspects of your life that you would rather not share with them. You certainly wouldn't want to share a room with them. Even if you are comfortable with each other, it's a huge liability for the company, not to mention a display of cheapness. But that doesn't stop some employers from taking the risk on behalf of their employees.

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That's what happened in this situation, where a new employee found herself in a situation she was desperate to get out of. She wasn't sure, though, what to do if she couldn't attend this conference, one that was very important to her career. So she took to the internet for opinions, and commenters came in with strong thoughts.
Am I wrong for refusing to share a hotel room at a work conference?

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