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Old Nov 30, 2009 | 3:06 am
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lg10
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Originally Posted by Loren Pechtel
Even better would be if they offered you separate rooms or an upgraded (to something that cost less than two rooms) shared room.
On the one hand, I can see this. On the other hand, perhaps the argument
can be made that the company has more of other kinds of costs in hiring
both sides of a couple (e.g. both sides of parental/family leave; likely
overlapping/simultaneous vacations; etc.) that might mitigate the savings.
On the third hand, the company might save on health insurance, too.
On the fourth hand it could be argued that while a company must not expect
you to have new/unrelated roommates, that to equal your home conditions is
a reasonable level of accommodation. I guess that could be problematic, though,
if you and your spouse have separate bedrooms at home and that is really nobody's
business. But suffice it to say, for a married couple travelling, I do think maybe
there is wiggle room in how many rooms a company should pay for. Or at least,
it is *much* less clear than for an individual travelling with a co-worker.

When I worked in software, the company actively discouraged (i.e. no
referral bonuses, unlike for friends) relatives/spouses being hired. But my
sister/BIL do work for the same company, and were able to negotiate that
they got a discounted family plan insurance instead of two individuals,
i.e. the same company $$ but less that sister/BIL had to spend.

--LG

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