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Some like it HOT!

Every change in season seems to bring on new "wars" in the office.  The AC War.  For the most part, we can laugh at it.  But these constant changing of the temperatures in the office could be adding to an influx of colds and other ailments.  You know you have seen it.  One employee is "freezing" in their office and bumps the control up to warm it up.  Two offices down the hall all the sudden wonders why they are sweating and gets up to adjust the thermostat down to "his" comfort level….and the war begins. 

Some offices will lock a box around the control box to keep this from happening.  That is fine, but what about the person sitting in the office that happens to have poor circulation?  You’re wondering if I mean the vents or the blood flow of the employee.  Well, I mean both. Are companies obligated to purchase heaters and fans to keep their employees happy?  What about the "warmer" employee falling asleep on the job, being lathargic from the heat? Or the "freezing" employee with the sniffles, sneezing all day.  How does this affect productivity?  Should we be worried?

Really, I am just wondering.  Just wondering while I am typing away with my frozen fingers. 

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Posted February 8th, 2008 by Camille - Posted in Customer Service, Health, Human Resources, Productivity, Safety, Workers' Comp | |

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  1. Mish said,

    on February 12th, 2008 at 11:51 am

    I don’t feel a company is obligated to buy fans and heaters for their employees, but I do believe they are obligated to make sure everyone is working in a comfortable environment. Find out why there are hot and cold spots in the building and fix them. Also, I believe in the general rule of office clothing. You can always wear layers and adjust accordingly, however if you’re too hot, you can’t take it all off (unless you’re a lifeguard!!) especially here in Arizona. So, for those colder people, give us hot people a break :) One other thing to add, hand sanitizer really helps with spreading of germs, so having that around is very helpful with all the colds going around, and around and around….(you get the point.)

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