Is 68F cold for an office?

Insomniator

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My office building is always freezing which sucks because its like 90 out now so its not real easy to dress effectively.

I'm just wondering if 68 (maybe 66..) as the thermostats read is a normal building temp? It feels cold as hell to me, and I didn't used to be a wuss about being cold.

I would think 72 would be better... aren't we supposed to be saving money anyway?
 
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SlitheryDee

I'd love it personally, but it is lower than I would expect to see at an office.
 

heymrdj

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I wouldn't be able to stand that. I'd take 72-75. Problem where I work is in the afternoons, all the PC's running, and the owner not turning down the AC, leaves it well in the 80's which causes us to sweat in our uniforms.
 

Red Squirrel

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That's not too bad especially for summer. Normally the perfect is 21-22C though 68F is 20C. Our office here was checked a while back and it's about 12C which translates to 53F. Some idiot decided it was smart for the server room and the office to share the same HVAC systems.
 

dphantom

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68 is cool when sitting still at a desk all day. Most people will feel chilly eventually at that temperature. 72 is more appropriate for an office environment though we set ours at 76.
 

AstroManLuca

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My office's thermostat is set for 72 but it's always colder at my desk because I sit directly under an AC vent. I just keep a sweatshirt in my cubicle.
 

dfuze

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The room I work in has it's own ac & thermostat. 73 feels like you are sweating to death and when you turn it down to 68 yeah it feels very cold. I always keep a zip up sweat shirt here winter or summer because you never know what it will feel like in here.
 

lxskllr

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That's too cold for saving money, but it's 8° too warm for comfort.
 

rh71

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I used to do data entry as a summer job at a bank and it would be freezing in there, my fingers would be numb. Try typing and typing for 8 hours with frozen fingers. Everytime I made a mistake (it gets submitted after certain amount of digits so it can't be undone by me), I just blamed the A/C and didn't bat an eye. Hey, maybe that's why they're out of business now? :D
 

Dumac

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That's a bit colder than normal, but I'd like it. I like the cold.

I would much rather be cold than hot, and I feel that people who require the temperature to be really warm are sort of selfish. It's easy to remedy being cold; simply put on a jacket or sweater. However, its much harder to remedy being hot. It's not like you can just strip in the office.

Just carry a jacket with you.
 

sao123

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Originally posted by: Insomniator
My office building is always freezing which sucks because its like 90 out now so its not real easy to dress effectively.

I'm just wondering if 68 (maybe 66..) as the thermostats read is a normal building temp? It feels cold as hell to me, and I didn't used to be a wuss about being cold.

I would think 72 would be better... aren't we supposed to be saving money anyway?

68 is what my home and office is set to for A/C... sounds like a great temp to me.
 

BurnItDwn

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68F is warm for me.

I'd pick about 60F for my office since I am supposed to wear clothes at work.
 

Deeko

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That's freezing for an office, especially in summer. I'd hate that - I don't have AC at home so its consistently near 80 in my apartment, going to an office that could would throw me off.
 

mb

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I would love it to be 68F in the office! I am fortunate enough to have it be 75 on my side of the building. On the other side where the women and geriatrics work they keep it over 80.