Ideal Office Temperature?

[solobiker]

I work in the rehab section of a nursing home and boy does it get hot. Each patient room has it's own heat control. When I walk by some rooms I feel the heat pouring out. Most of them keep their rooms above 80 degrees. It gets pretty tough to work with someone when their room is like a sauna. I had to step outside 3x today to cool off. ( This moring it was only 1 degree ) Felt much better outside.

[Aggie_Ama]

For some reason the corner my cubicle is in doesn't have heat blowing (or in our hot summers, AC). I just bought a tiny space heater for under $20 and I am happy. Our president is always hot so our office is more often cold, but you can always wear more clothes or have a little heater. And in the summer I have a small fan that was less than $10. Of course my mom is not allowed to have a heater and had to get approval to have an office fan, so I guess I am lucky.

[bambu101]

I work in a 1-year old $143 million-dollar supposedly state-of-the-art environmentally "green" building with lights that dim or brighten according to the outside light, photovotaic solar panels, etc.

However, it is 79 to 80 degrees year round in the west wing where we are located. People complain all the time, but it doesn't seem like they can get it right. The heat makes people sleepy and stuffed-up, and I can never wear anything warmer than a cotton button-down shirt, even if it is 5 degrees outside.

So much for modern technology.....

[Eden]

Warmer than it ever is..... Yeah I'm the one who's always cold, despite wearing wool socks and sweaters. I'm with sfa - I'd wear gloves if it were practical..... (and no I can't have a space heater - I work in a hospital and there's no way I'd get anything like that approved....) I'd probably like GLC's job - mmmmm sounds toasty.

[michelem]

Warmer than it ever is..... Yeah I'm the one who's always cold, despite wearing wool socks and sweaters. I'm with sfa - I'd wear gloves if it were practical..... (and no I can't have a space heater - I work in a hospital and there's no way I'd get anything like that approved....) I'd probably like GLC's job - mmmmm sounds toasty.

Sounds like we should open up shop together! I'm cold year 'round in my office. I'm sure my co-workers get sick of seeing me wear the same things all year long: longsleeve turtleneck sweaters and long pants (they can't see them, but I wear another shirt underneath the sweater, and tights under the pants as well). I've covered up my vent, so at least the air doesn't blow on me anymore (which, makes me feel colder despite the temp). I tried a space heater once and blew a circuit, which cost quite a bit of $$$ to repair. Space heaters are now banned . . .

Of course, my boss is always hot in his office as he gets full afternoon sun through his large windows. I've offered to trade, but for some reason he doesn't like the idea of downsizing to my close-sized space. I wonder why?

I'm a cheapskate like BikeDutchess and quite a cheapskate at home: 63 is the highest it goes in the winter, unless my mother is visiting and then it gets cranked up to 68 to quiet her complaining. Of course, I'm completely bundled up and drinking hot tea like crazy. My DH wears his beanie/skull cap and a quilted flannel at home too. Yup, we look like a couple nuts, but our old house is NOT energy efficient, so we'd be paying hundreds per month otherwise.