[rizzin]

I think average office people don't know how to use A/C and heating well.

Every time I work in an office with a large and diverse enough population I have to endure stuffy warm air in winter and being blasted by cold wind in summer.

I find it ridiculous, but, while wearing shorts, a t-shirt and sandals outside I have to keep a hoodie at my desk just to survive the office summer.

[staticvoidmaine]

I relate to this so much. We are meant to adapt to our climate. Why do we resist so much? I ended up quoting osha regulation to ensure coworkers don’t turn the heat down below 68 degrees Fahrenheit. One coworker set it at 60 degrees at one point early this spring when it was a pleasant temperature outside. I biked in in shorts and a T-shirt and was shivering at my desk.

[joshstrange]

Haha I have the opposite issue and I also was quoting OSHA:

> OSHA recommends temperature control in the range of 68-76° F and humidity control in the range of 20%-60%.

When my desk thermometer started reading 76F+

Here is the thing, you can put on another layer of clothing or using a blanket, I cannot take off a layer of skin and my office does not allow for shorts/tank tops.

[dfc]

I thought OSHA caved on temperature standards. Did you quote a "suggestion" from OSHA?

[goda90]

I hate that some people insist on cranking up the heat during the winter. Some of us wear the kinds of pants that will actually keep our legs warm out in freezing temperatures, and we shouldn't have to change into shorts to not be sweating at work.

[Angostura]

I remember being seconded to Singapore for a bit back in the early 2000s. Second day there, I was scouring the shops for a warm sweater. At one point I was considering fingerless gloves.