Monday

The Building is Heated by the Sun

Most people are not happy with then temperature in their office but I have to say I think this place takes it to a new level. It is so freaking cold all the time. HR loves to tell us that they can't control the heat in the building and it's difficult to regulate so everyone is warm. Fine, whatever, I don't really care about everyone I care about me. Make my section warm. Or at least tolerable. Last year people were sending all these emails complaining so HR responded with this:

Please be advised that the building is heated by the sun. When the sun hits the building in the morning it will be warmer and when it goes behind the building in the afternoon it will get cooler. Please dress appropriately and in layers.

I mean, I'm all for going green but WTF. Why do we have to rely on the sun for heat when electricity exists? Today it's cloudy so there is no sun and no warmth. Last year the heat broke for the entire month of February and they wouldn't bring someone in to fix it. We all went to work in down jackets and and gloves. This is no joke. People tried to bring in space heaters but that was shut down because apparently it's afire hazard or something. when they eventually got the heat fixed we were informed it was 42 degrees in the office. I really can't wait for the cold to set in again.



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  1. Secretary4LifeNovember 23, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    At my office the thermostats are located in the manager's offices who have windows. So all summer when they shut their doors the offices get hot and the a/c cranks way up and all us plebeians freeze to death in our cubes. Then in the winter their offices heat up all nice and warm from the sun so the heat doesn't come on. Plus the managers all have high blood pressure and are constantly on the verge or cardiac arrest, so they're never chilly.

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  2. B.November 23, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    Haha, that sounds completely horrible. Apparently only managers get to be comfortable at work.

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