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If it were over 100 degrees in your office...

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Texashiker said:
Suck it up, and do your job. If your hot, get a fan.
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Except that working in a 100F environment isn't his job like it is a welder's. Sorry, but some of us applied ourselves enough to get a nice office job with a comfy chair and AC.
 
yh125d said:
Except that working in a 100F environment isn't his job like it is a welder's. Sorry, but some of us applied ourselves enough to get a nice office job with a comfy chair and AC.
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That's kind of a crappy mentality.

Nonetheless. A manual laborer can handle the heat and keep doing their work. An office worker who does a lot of deep thinking, probably won't be able to concentrate enough to perform their job well.
 
Leros said:
That's kind of a crappy mentality.

Nonetheless. A manual laborer can handle the heat and keep doing their work. An office worker who does a lot of deep thinking, probably won't be able to concentrate enough to perform their job well.
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Yeah... I worked landscaping in highschool in 100+ degree temperatures without much problem. Sure, it sucked, but you could just push through it. You can't really force yourself to concentrate when you're sweating your balls off though.
 
I once worked in a hotel lobby where it was 100 easily outside. The A/C was busted. The doors kept opening, so you never had air that would gradually cool down.

And, management refused to allow us to take off our jackets,.. which were made out of wool.
 
Leros said:
That's kind of a crappy mentality.

Nonetheless. A manual laborer can handle the heat and keep doing their work. An office worker who does a lot of deep thinking, probably won't be able to concentrate enough to perform their job well.
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Well if he's gonna have the mentality of "if a manual laborer can do it, everyone can!"...
 
One of my Grandfather's favorite lectures about AC is telling me how his father used to go to work in the office even in 100º+ weather in a 3 piece suit. His point of view was that every salaried man back then dressed up and just ignored the weather.

If my office was 95+ I would just work from home.
 
yh125d said:
Sorry, but some of us applied ourselves enough to get a nice office job with a comfy chair and AC.
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Applied yourself or not, working in an office is not for everyone.

I got more job satisfaction from working in the welding field, then I ever got from an office job. Nor did I ever have a problem with my weight, until I took an office job.
 
Texashiker said:
Applied yourself or not, working in an office is not for everyone.

I got more job satisfaction from working in the welding field, then I ever got from an office job. Nor did I ever have a problem with my weight, until I took an office job.
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I think most people would agree that producing something physical with their hands is more satisfying than office work. However, most physical jobs have a limit on income that you can reach pretty quickly and they require more effort than us physically lazy folk want to exert.

It's not really an "applying yourself" thing. It's whether you want to work your body or your brain harder. I have a lot of respect for the trades - most of the guys I know work very hard and know a lot about what they're doing. It's just not for a lot of people - and that's a good thing. In the modern world, we need people who can think hard for 40 hours a week just as much as we need people who can plumb/wire/weld/landscape.
 
I want to go home because the AC is on full blast, right next to my desk and my arms and fingers are frozen. I'm wearing winter gloves and a hooded sweatshirt tomorrow.
 
Wyndru said:
I want to go home because the AC is on full blast, right next to my desk and my arms and fingers are frozen. I'm wearing winter gloves and a hooded sweatshirt tomorrow.
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I'd take cold over hot any day. You can always add more layers to escape the cold. You can only take so many layers of clothing off.
 
Texashiker said:
Applied yourself or not, working in an office is not for everyone.

I got more job satisfaction from working in the welding field, then I ever got from an office job. Nor did I ever have a problem with my weight, until I took an office job.
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agreed. though thats a separate posting..but i do think part of teh USA's failure is we are pushing ALL kids to office jobs. thats a fucking mistake not everyone is suited for a office.


now if it was me in 100 degree office i leave. actually no i wouldn't i would be on the phone finding a AC repair man and then buy him a beer heh.
 
waggy said:
agreed. though thats a separate posting..but i do think part of teh USA's failure is we are pushing ALL kids to office jobs. thats a fucking mistake not everyone is suited for a office.


now if it was me in 100 degree office i leave. actually no i wouldn't i would be on the phone finding a AC repair man and then buy him a beer heh.
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It's a little hard to call an HVAC guy and ask him to come repair a broken chiller on a decades old 200 ton AC unit.
 
My "office" was usually 100 degrees or more in the summer. Most cranes have ZERO insulation...and you're either surrounded by glass and hot hydraulic systems, or you're surrounded by some glass and have a large diesel engine right behind you that puts off copious amounts of heat.
Makes for lots of "fun in the sun" on summer days when the temps are already over 100.
 
bignateyk said:
It's a little hard to call an HVAC guy and ask him to come repair a broken chiller on a decades old 200 ton AC unit.
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why? there has to be someone in the area that has the skill/equipment to come fix it. well unless you live out in the boondocks i guess.
 
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