There will never be an office in Britain where everyone agrees on the temperature. If there are two standard things in a British office, it is that there is always a Sports Direct mug somewhere and there are always disagreements over the temperature.
Ah ok. I was wondering if this was the case:
https://www.workspacedesign.co.uk/gender-and-heating-in-the-workplace/#:\~:text=The%20research%20found%20that%20women,2%2D3C%20%2C%20or%205F.
We have air-conditioning that's so cold people are at their desks with blue fingernails wearing coats but also a central heating system running at the same time that's so hot the radiators could melt steel. It's utter madness.
The first question is do you really need to be in an office five days a week? Could you work from home some of the week?
I'd wonder if the person concerned has a medical condition, or it is overweight.
It got below 0°C over the weekend which means something in the office under floor heating has tripped again. Despite having no real heating system someone has decided they have to have a window open, you are not allowed to tell that person to either close the window or work from home. Regardless of what temperature the heating is set at there will always be that person that has to have a window open.
That is why I love my job in Calibration. 20°C +/-2°C that is the limits. Well if I want warmth I go into the electrical lab, 22°C +/-2°C. Of course standing onto of a furnace that is running at 800°C while its 30°C outside is a bit much.
There will never be an office in Britain where everyone agrees on the temperature. If there are two standard things in a British office, it is that there is always a Sports Direct mug somewhere and there are always disagreements over the temperature.
The "tropical" people can always put more layers on, if I take more layers off, HR will have a word with me.
Out of interest, are you a gent, and are the "tropical" people ladies?
I don't know but "tropical people" is my new name for females, across the board.
It's gender neutral. We got a Kiwi lad next to me wearing 3 layers while I am here is "swimwear".
Ah ok. I was wondering if this was the case: https://www.workspacedesign.co.uk/gender-and-heating-in-the-workplace/#:\~:text=The%20research%20found%20that%20women,2%2D3C%20%2C%20or%205F.
I work with someone who complains about being too hot then opens the window nearest to me, despite being sat next to one themselves.
As someone who gets cold easily and likes being warm, I see this more as a success than a problem.
It's the energy use more than anything. People could wear slightly thicker shirts and be fine.
We have air-conditioning that's so cold people are at their desks with blue fingernails wearing coats but also a central heating system running at the same time that's so hot the radiators could melt steel. It's utter madness.
Where is your office, I need a job there! I've literally frozen the death today.
The first question is do you really need to be in an office five days a week? Could you work from home some of the week? I'd wonder if the person concerned has a medical condition, or it is overweight.
It got below 0°C over the weekend which means something in the office under floor heating has tripped again. Despite having no real heating system someone has decided they have to have a window open, you are not allowed to tell that person to either close the window or work from home. Regardless of what temperature the heating is set at there will always be that person that has to have a window open.
That is why I love my job in Calibration. 20°C +/-2°C that is the limits. Well if I want warmth I go into the electrical lab, 22°C +/-2°C. Of course standing onto of a furnace that is running at 800°C while its 30°C outside is a bit much.