Office thermostat

[acole1]

I am freezing here. I would set the thermostat at least 5F higher if I could.

Two questions:

A) What temperature is the thermostat set at in your office?

B) In what region do you live?

 

[gevorg]

no AC in my SF office

 

[fjmeat]

76F Houston TX

 

[highland145]

70f, s.c.

 

[brblx]

i think anything above 65-70 is unacceptable.

people have different preferences. being extremely warm natured (or is it the opposite?), i can't stand lethargic office workers that want it to be 80 degrees all the time. leave that shit at 70 and get a sweater; unless you want me to work naked, with frequent trips to your cubicle to wring out my ball sweat.

working as a mechanic, this can be especially annoying. i was at one dealer that had the parts dept and out equipment room on the same thermostat. you'd think, 'okay, at least you can just get what you need and get out,' but a) mechanics spend hours at the freaking parts counter and b) equipment includes tire machine/balancer, lathes, presses...lots of stuff that has to stay in the room. mix that with rangewalking back and forth between parts/tools and the bay(s) where you work all day...jesus christ i'll end up sweating my balls off on a 25* degree day....then i have to go outside and retrieve a car...fuck!

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Cold. Keep it cold, cold, cold.

You cold? Buy a sweater.

Us perpetually warm (yeah, I know, I sound fat. I'll cop to "could lose a few pounds", but I'm really just one of those dudes who's never, ever, cold) guys can't exactly shed a layer of skin.

Plus it makes the computers less likely to overheat. 😛

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Cold. Keep it cold, cold, cold.

You cold? Buy a sweater.

Us perpetually warm (yeah, I know, I sound fat. I'll cop to "could lose a few pounds", but I'm really just one of those dudes who's never, ever, cold) guys can't exactly shed a layer of skin.

Plus it makes the computers less likely to overheat. 😛

Ever try typing code all day while your fingers are so cold they significantly hurt?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Ever try typing code all day while your fingers are so cold they significantly hurt?

Yes. As I said above, "never cold."

Also, moving fingers stay warm.

 

[KidNiki1]

fuck, this is a sore spot for me...

it's usually set to 75, which means it gets to 77 before the air kicks on. meanwhile, i'm so fucking hot i can't concentrate. would much rather have it set to 70 and need to put a sweater on. always prefer too cold over too hot.

and we live in florida.

 

[brblx]

i've worked in 50* shops and typed on computers all day (diag tools, repair orders, estimates...). cry me a river, programmers. ;P

 

[NatePo717]

*another vote for colder is better*

 

[acole1]

The thermostat is set to 74 here (Dallas).

Before you judge: it does blow its super cold air right on me when it's on. I feel it most in my fingers and nose. When it's off I'm fine.

Today I got so tired of it I turned two of the spare computers on my desk around and have them running prime95 -- makeshift space heater.

I also have a theory that the people who like it cold are more vocal than those who like it warm.

 

[mmntech]

Ours is supposed to be set at 72 year round. My rotund manager has it at 69. Far to chilly in the summer. I'll turn it up when he's not around.

 

[olds]

I don't know. But I keep a fan and a heater in my office to compensate as needed.

 

[Red Squirrel]

At one point it was set at 15 degrees celsius (59F) because the server room was on the same zone. Now it's set at 21 and it can go -5 and +5 from there. Think, a standard turn knob thermostat, without numbers. They are preprogrammed but still allow us to adjust within the set range. I find it's a decent system compared to places that wont even let you touch it. We usually keep it around 18-20 or so.

 

[BrokenVisage]

The colder the better. I can't take my clothes off so you warm-loving folk go throw on the sweater your Grandma made you and deal with it.

 

[edro]

73.478°F average over the last 3 days.
I have a temperature data logger on my desk. 🙂

 

[Scouzer]

I get to set it to whatever I want. I usually have it at about 73 year round.

 

[Juddog]

My office is usually around 63-64, lower in the winter (gets to around 60F).

Just the way I like it; I usually have a fan aimed at me when I get too hot. Other areas of the building are generally around 70 - 75 degrees, with the thermostat set to 71.

 

[D1gger]

Ours is set at 22. Although because it is a very old building with modified and re-modified duct work there are all kinds of temperature differences throughout the office.

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