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Any thermostat with a placebo button is basically telling workers, we don't care if you are suffering in stuffy or shivering working conditions, because we know
by JulianMorrison 11y ago
Any thermostat with a placebo button is basically telling workers, we don't care if you are suffering in stuffy or shivering working conditions, because we know better. It's arrogant and condescending and manipulative, it speaks very badly of management, and I would be sorely tempted to smash it with a rock.
- LukeB_UK 11y agoIt's easy to get into 'thermostat wars' if everyone can change the temperature though. Some people (like myself) prefer it colder and can't work comfortably at the temperatures others prefer. It may sound selfish, but I'm of the opinion that it should be set at the lowest level that people are comfortable with and then those who are too cold and put layers on.
- JulianMorrison 11y agoThe answer is to improve the heating system so it can be set per worker. This dovetails nicely with giving people rooms - and their own thermostat dial. Death to open plan offices, I say.
- eli 11y agoSolutions are easy when time and money is no object.
- TeMPOraL 11y agoI totally agree with you. If you're too cold, you can dress up. I can't dress down from my t-shirt because you set up a fucking sauna in the office.
- marcosdumay 11y agoYes, I was just working with a heavy coat, gloves, and looking for ear protection a few weeks ago. Yet, that's exactly what I heard when I tried to fix it.
- Raphmedia 11y agoDon't smash it with a rock. Cover it, blow a fan over it or set a very hot laptop next to it, if you want changes in temperature.
- JulianMorrison 11y agoCanned air is your friend, any time you want something very cold in a hurry.
- cafard 11y agoAh, yes. One winter bout 25 years ago we wondered why the thermostat seemed to have no relation to the temperature of the office. Then somebody noticed that there was a LaserJet immediately under it. Moving the printer worked nicely. But there was no such easy fix one summer when the techies with a south window were cooking and the boss with a north window was just right. The boss resisted all efforts at a compromise.
- at-fates-hands 11y agoWhen I worked at one large corporation, they always kept the temp around 63ish. The sales people joked it was to keep us awake and dialing all day. Of course they outlawed space heaters, but that didn't stop anybody from bringing them in. The funny part was trying to coordinate them so we could warm a certain set of cubes without blowing the fuse. It was our way of getting some feeling of control back. It's interesting how important this is to people - to feel like they're in control of their surroundings.
- sukilot 11y agoThe fake thermostats, being fake, don't react to local temperature variation by changing system behavior. You need to find the real thermostats.
- sukilot 11y agoThe fake thermostats, being fake, don't react to local temperature variation by changing system behavior. You need to find the real thermostats.