Client Wants me to stay in an Apartment... Should I?

[Jimzz]

What about airbnb, could that be an option, could make arrangements with the owner?

Don't tell them about airbnb, they will end up making them stay in rented rooms in someone elses house.

I would not mind the shared apartment as long as it had a private bathroom for each room. But I am guessing this would be a POS apartment with 1 bad bathroom to share type thing.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Lots of apartments in chicago don't have adequate parking either ... though if you are in the city, you might be able to commute via train, el, or bus ... so maybe you won't need parking.

 

[DrunkenSano]

Never share rooms for business trips, that's the most retarded thing I've ever heard before. You're grown adults and professionals, this isn't some school trip.

 

[jpiniero]

Never share rooms for business trips, that's the most retarded thing I've ever heard before. You're grown adults and professionals, this isn't some school trip.

Company would save a ton of money...

 

[Sukhoi]

Stick to your hotel. No real company would make you take a roommate. If money is that tight your job isn't going to be around long anyway. Not to mention the sexual harassment liability of shared sleeping spaces.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Yeah, screw that. I am travel for work maybe 4-6 weeks out of the year and each time I get to decide where I stay, how I get there, the food I eat, etc.

 

[DrunkenSano]

Company would save a ton of money...

Might as well switch to Geico while they're at it.

 

[gorcorps]

I'm so confused... how is something like this not agreed to before a project is started?

 

[paperfist]

Oh hell no would i share an apartment

What if the roommate was smoking hot?

 

[highland145]

What if the roommate was smoking hot?

 

[rh71]

Company would save a ton of money...

That is hardly professional and you wouldn't draw a lot of good professional talent operating like that. Family business, sure.

 

[punkncat]

In the assumption that the customer is going to sign for the lease, have internet and other utilities turned on in their name with adequate service to suit your needs, and pay for a maid, then I would agree.

Beyond that, I would send them down the road if they aren't willing to meet convention.

 

[clamum]

Tell those chode smokers to look at extended stay places. I stayed at one, for at least a couple months, back 10 years ago when I was in TX working on a project. It was the Extended Stay America in Sugar Land, IIRC. It definitely was NOT a fancy place but heck, it was fine for me.

If you end up having to room with someone (lol), just walk around naked all the time and jerk it randomly when watching TV or on your computer.

 

[paperfist]

Yeah that’s not you’d hope for but probably more likely then ending up with a pointy elbow Swedish bikini model.

 

[PowerEngineer]

...I don't have the time or care to look for an apartment. ...My understanding is that they would expect me to do the cleaning and changing of linens.

Then my answer would be no way in hell!

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

Stick to your hotel. No real company would make you take a roommate. If money is that tight your job isn't going to be around long anyway. Not to mention the sexual harassment liability of shared sleeping spaces.

Understand: it isnt my company. It is the client that is hiring my company.

Believe me, my company doesnt cheap out. For instance, if we travel for training we get to notch stuff. But when a customer of our company starts making demands, you can see how it is semi hard to condemn that which is ultimately the one paying you. I honestly don't know of companies that have higher consulting costs than the likes of ours.

Either way, in this case I plan to stick with my guns as stated. It's just a shame that I have to fight so hard just to get a single fucking hotel room

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

I'm so confused... how is something like this not agreed to before a project is started?

What is generally agreed to is the amount. For instance, our expenses are usually derived as a percentage of our consulting fees. I believe typically its 15%. That means we can expense up to 15% of our hourly consulting fees as travel expenses. Anything that is over we cover, anything under simply doesnt need to be covered and obviously the client nor us pays. Typically that 15% EASILY covers all of expenses. I've never heard of us having to eat expense costs.

Hence, a client enticing low costs isnt out of the ordinary, but usually it isnt in such a ridiculous demanding manner as to say that you have to room with someone.

I have however heard of some of our statements of work being fixed expenses though, not sure if this is one or not since I have yet to see the contract yet.

 

[s0me0nesmind1]

What if the roommate was smoking hot?

Probability of roommate being a middle aged Male from India = 90%. I can't say I'm in favor of those odds knowing how much curry I would have to smell

 

[who?]

Would the roommate be one of the clients employees?

 

[who?]

So you're the hardware people and the software has to come from this other company?