I would actually kill for an office job where I was cold enough to dress how I'm most comfortable all day, and my mental health absolutely TANKS when I'm too hot; so I really sympathise with everyone here being miserable, because I know how important it is to be a temperature that's comfortable for you.

This pisses me off to no end.With 9 months of cold weather waoting and praying for nice hit weather then having to spend those 3months dressed in wonter clothes for the office.Do these bloody thermostats not have like a 70 degree temp 🤬

One of the main causes for this is the historical expectation that men will wear a suit in the office. So with multiple thick layers from toe to neck it's hardly surprising that they want the office cooler - simple solution is to normalise the wearing of shorts and T-shirts in the office environment.

With the US I can't escape the feeling that things could change for the better if the majority didn't keep silent or just complained anonymously online. A very vocal minority is making sure the country gets more stupid by the day. Get together and refuse to work in an office that's freezing. Get together and refuse to buy products from companies that treat their workers like exchangeable resources.

I used to work for Autozone. Thermostat was controlled by corporate HQ in Memphis. Freezing in winter, boiling in summer. Started telling customers to complain to corporate. They changed the settings within a week.

I’m on the opposite side and wouldn’t have noticed if it were too cold, but for several years I worked in a lab where several people would wear winter coats and fingerless gloves — because we were programmers and engineers and needed to constantly access test data and tweak our software.

Lots of simple biology involved. Most men have greater muscle mass, less adipose (fat) tissue, different BMI indicators, muscle mass helps with heat production, muscle has better circulation. Yes, I am generalizing but most anatomy/physiology studies show these factors. Women have less muscle mass, higher adipose tissue, (biologically goes back to being able to support pregnancy and nursing baby). BMI is different, adipose tissue has much less circulation so harder to keep warm. As you get cold, your body will pull circulation back to primary needs of your body, brain, heart, internal organs thus making extremities feel even colder. Hopes that helps someone understand why women are usually colder than men. But don't yell at the message, remember not everyone fits in certain categories.

Given how much electricity air conditioning uses, you'd think building managers would have an incentive to not overdo it. That being said, it's not always easy to keep a large building evenly heated and cooled throughout. There will always be pockets where the temperature doesn't match the thermostat readings.

When you're cold you can add clothes but when its hot you can only strip down so far

There are two types of people: polar bears and lizards. Polar bears can't get cool enough and lizards can't get warm enough.

If the aircon is operated via a remote control it is worth getting a smartphone with an infra red transmitter, the included apps will have settings for many devices. hint hint

I worked where we had a Director of Administration/HR, basically 3rd in line under the company president & vice president. She was an absolute f*cking b*tch and thought she was above everyone else (until it was made pretty clear that I, a lowly admin assistant, was the one correcting her spelling & grammar in office wide memos because her emails were atrocious. I got promoted to Exec Asst to the VP - which basically made us equals - she was P*SSED) Anyway, she was in her mid-late 40s and going through menopause. The office thermostat was set to 63° for the entire week the P & VP were out. The President got in earlier than everyone else when he got back & turned the thermostat up to 72° until the breath fogging cold dissipated. She got a SERIOUS lecture about the comfort of EVERYONE, not just herself and we all snickered about it for days.

In Las Vegas, people would laugh at me because I would carry around a light jacket or sweater during the summer. It would be over 100F outside but the minute you walk into a Casino or even some one's house, you would freeze in your tank top and shorts! I heard that some places won't allow personal space heaters because the electrical load would be too much in the circuits. So everyone is miserable except for the few who can live with the cold.

This is so ridiculous. This cold is not needed for any sensible reason (note also that most people complaining -rightly- are women, ac’s are set on what’s comfortable for most men), it’s actively hurting the environment. start with a few degrees more and help everyone please

Used to work in a warehouse was hot in the summer and cold in the winter even though we technically had heating and air conditioning. Somedays all the workers wore thier winter coats inside and passed around hot hands like pieces of gum.

Quit complaining and come be an aircraft mechanic in Dallas.

I run hot so I love chilly AC. I’ll trade with anyone who doesn’t like it

I'm surprised no one mentioned grocery stores. The one here make it so cold people bring jackets. It's always around 90 outside.

I am officially going to work in an office now. (I'm used to it since my dad always puts the ac on like 62°F)