i worked in a call center years ago. the thermostat was in the 'executive office' hallway, where 4 people worked. it controlled the temp for the whole side of

i worked in a call center years ago. the thermostat was in the 'executive office' hallway, where 4 people worked. it controlled the temp for the whole side of our building, affecting 130 people. One of the execs 'liked it cold", and would turn it down. The airflow was a problem - to get it to 73-74 for him, the rest of the larger callcenter room would be closer to 68-69. My shared office space with 5-6 others was off that larger space, but was one of the airducts feeding everything else. I came in one morning, and the digital thermostat on my desk clock said it was 62f at my desk. I couldn't type after an hour. I went and brought in a small space heater, and got a slight reprimand (non-company equipment, etc). It was odd - the rest of the guys in my space said "yeah, it's cold" but claimed to be OK - I couldn't move my fingers to type/mouse without some pain after an hour or so of being in 62f.