When 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 t

When 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.