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Post by shamrockpea on Jun 30, 2015 2:59:14 GMT
My school district asked me to go to a teacher training convention and apparently everyone has to share their room with someone which of course makes sense but it is awful. I feel so awkward.
She is very nice but I hate it. Never ever ever ever again.
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Post by scorpeao on Jun 30, 2015 2:59:57 GMT
Omg I'd die.
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Post by farmdpea on Jun 30, 2015 3:01:11 GMT
Ugh...not OK! Bathrooms and bedrooms are intimate places...not for sharing with strangers. I'm sorry!  |
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Post by bosoxbeth on Jun 30, 2015 3:04:41 GMT
Never! I wouldn't do it!
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 30, 2015 3:09:17 GMT
I'd pay to have my own room. I have to have known you 30+ years, given birth to you or married you to share a room.
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Post by Jili on Jun 30, 2015 3:12:25 GMT
Honestly, I would hate this, too. I would have talked to the other person about agreeing to get our own rooms, and then splitting the cost for the paid room. It's a small price to pay for some privacy. I would not be able to relax or sleep in a hotel room (and I cannot sleep in hotel rooms as it is) with someone I don't know.
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 30, 2015 3:16:12 GMT
WORSE!!! I had to share a bed with a fellow teacher!..She was a good friend and It was king size, but we each kept to our edges. Neither of us were comfortable!! no other rooms were available.
I will be traveling to Italy with my niece and her 12 year old son. She offered to share rooms in order to keep expenses down for me.... uh.. no!
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Post by scrapaddie on Jun 30, 2015 3:20:18 GMT
By the way, do you at least get to go somewhere fun? I am in Ohio but have been to conferences in Boston (awesome trip), Cincinnati (had to share a room in both cities) and in Portland, Oregon (didn't have to share.. and loved Portland!)
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Post by tinydogmafia on Jun 30, 2015 3:23:59 GMT
Omg... I'm cringing and feeling awkward just reading your post. I'm so sorry.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 3:24:39 GMT
My school district asked me to go to a teacher training convention and apparently everyone has to share their room with someone which of course makes sense but it is awful. I feel so awkward. She is very nice but I hate it. Never ever ever ever again. Nope. Sorry. Not doing it. How can they justify appropriateness? |
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Post by scraphollie27 on Jun 30, 2015 3:24:34 GMT
My workplace just rescinded the sharing room policy so now no one is expected to share.
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Post by Merge on Jun 30, 2015 3:26:37 GMT
Oh heck no. I'll pay the difference to get a room of my own.
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Post by shamrockpea on Jun 30, 2015 3:27:12 GMT
What is worse is my husband asked me today if she said anything about my snoring. I told him I didn't snore. He said "YES YOU DO!" Then I remembered that she told me this morning that she had a horrible sleep. I am sure I must have snored (probably other body function noises too in my sleep) all night long. This is sheer hell.
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Post by samantha25 on Jun 30, 2015 3:33:26 GMT
Did she ask to share your shaving razor? I had a colleague ask that (science conference) and apparently it was a recurrent request...
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Post by cmpeter on Jun 30, 2015 3:33:17 GMT
Oh no, I am sorry! I wouldn't be comfortable sharing with a stranger either. Girlfriends, yes...as long as we all have our own beds.
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Post by zztop11 on Jun 30, 2015 3:34:48 GMT
They can't make you share a room. Talk about harassment!!! Yuck
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Post by CarolT on Jun 30, 2015 3:37:24 GMT
I'll share a room with my very close friends when we travel for fun... for work, no way, no how. Last month, I attended a conference - we booked late, and there was only one unit left at the conference venue. We were given a choice of either sharing a condo with 2 master suites (and full kitchen and family/dining room) or staying at a different property. We were fine sharing because we were comfortable with each other (we've worked together for 3 years) and we each had our own bedroom with en suite bathroom. No way I would share a hotel room with a stranger!
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Post by LilyRose on Jun 30, 2015 3:38:46 GMT
I would hate that beyond all reason. I think I'd pay to get my own room. As an introvert, I need that time by myself after the day's events to unwind and recharge for the next day.
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jun 30, 2015 3:39:43 GMT
Nope. I would be getting my own room for sure!
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Post by happymomma on Jun 30, 2015 3:40:22 GMT
OMGosh, I am the only one so far that this wouldn't bother?
I've done it before, more than once, and a couple times it was a blast!
You get to know them a little better as a person, not just another person you cross paths with in the workplace, and I always like that part. Then again, I just love meeting new people and am very adaptable.
Think of the military, they sleep with lots of people in their room they don't know. Likely you'll be busy enough that you'll only have a few hours together anyway.
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Post by pudgygroundhog on Jun 30, 2015 3:48:01 GMT
OMGosh, I am the only one so far that this wouldn't bother? I've done it before, more than once, and a couple times it was a blast! You get to know them a little better as a person, not just another person you cross paths with in the workplace, and I always like that part. Then again, I just love meeting new people and am very adaptable. Think of the military, they sleep with lots of people in their room they don't know. Likely you'll be busy enough that you'll only have a few hours together anyway. It would really depend on the person, but I probably wouldn't be too bothered if it was unavoidable or too expensive to get my own room. We've had some interesting nights on vacation when we were doing hut to hut hiking in Europe. Most of the time we had a private room, but there were times we were in dormitory rooms or shared spaces. One of the most interesting was sleeping in a converted cow shed that had just rows of mattresses on a platform. Most of the men were walking around in Speedo type underwear (which my husband just loved, lol). One of the funniest was our six year old wanting to read the riot act to a bunch of drunk Germans in our room. And she kept tapping my husband because she thought he was snoring, but it was one of the drunks. |
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Post by wezee on Jun 30, 2015 3:52:41 GMT
Nope! I wouldn't do it!
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Post by Linda on Jun 30, 2015 4:08:07 GMT
OMGosh, I am the only one so far that this wouldn't bother? I've done it before, more than once, and a couple times it was a blast! You get to know them a little better as a person, not just another person you cross paths with in the workplace, and I always like that part. Then again, I just love meeting new people and am very adaptable. Think of the military, they sleep with lots of people in their room they don't know. Likely you'll be busy enough that you'll only have a few hours together anyway. sharing a room wouldn't bother me - I camp with Girl Scouts and share cabins and tents with other leaders regularly, no big deal; I remember staying in a hostel in Israel...dormitory style; a hotel room doesn't phase me. sharing the bed? that would make me super uncomfortable |
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Post by wholarmor on Jun 30, 2015 4:16:56 GMT
Sharing a room wouldn't bother me. I've shared a cabin room with other male Boy Scout leaders(ones that I barely knew). There was another female there in the cabin with us, so not totally awkward, but yeah. I am mostly worried that my snoring will bother other people. In the cabin, there were other snoring people, so I wasn't alone, lol. It would make me uncomfortable to have to share a bed with someone I didn't know, but I've shared a bed with friends before, too.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2015 4:24:14 GMT
As long as they don't smoke, it seriously wouldn't bother me. I can't believe how uptight y'all are.  |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Jun 30, 2015 4:26:53 GMT
I was in the military, I showered in open bay showers with 10 other women. I had no choice, I do have a choice now. I would get my own room. I most definitely would not share a bed.
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Post by theshyone on Jun 30, 2015 4:29:08 GMT
As long as they weren't a witch at work it wouldn't bother me.
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Post by jojam on Jun 30, 2015 4:30:39 GMT
I've shared plenty of rooms with strangers and people I barely knew. I just went to NYC and stayed with two others I didn't know (they are friends of my sister in law.) I couldn't afford two nights in a room in NYC by myself. Even sharing cost plenty--even with the friends and family discount.
I learned early to share--lived in the dorm at college for two years and didn't know either of my roommates before we moved in.
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Post by Rainy_Day_Woman on Jun 30, 2015 4:30:48 GMT
I am not really bothered by sharing a room. That said, I talk in my sleep and I am always worried that I will say something embarrassing. It's happened before.  . I try to get my own room where possible. If I didn't talk in my sleep, I wouldn't be bothered. |
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Post by stampbooker on Jun 30, 2015 4:59:18 GMT
It doesn't bother me at all. I have shared rooms and beds with strangers while attending stamping conventions. I have never had a situation where I felt awkward about it yet.
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