It's been a difficult couple of years in sales but we've all weathered the storm and now the company was finally freeing up money in human resources to train us on some of the new product lines. It was early in the season, so there were not as many bikini clad beauties to view but just getting away from the office was a blessing. The Hilton was an oceanfront property with my room overlooking the beach. Actually, my college roommate and I have remained good friends since graduation even though we live a considerable distance apart now. I had not actually shared a room with someone since college, but that experience hadn't been so bad.

I'm 28 and my wife and I just purchased our first home a couple of years ago and as you can imagine, we are on a really tight budget. All other expenses, including meals, were paid for as well as a small daily expense account for entertainment. They were willing to pay at least half of the accommodations or all of it if we were willing to share a room with another company employee. The company I work for has multiple locations throughout the southeast and paid all the expenses to the four day program. A few weeks ago, I attended a training conference in Hilton Head, S.C.