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« on: January 10, 2013, 04:08:52 pm » |
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Has anyone else come across this poblem and if so, how did you get around it please?
I work in an office of about 20 people. Some have their own offices off the main one but most of us sit in the open plan office. It gets so hot with all the computers on and the central heating of course that it feels quite uncomfortable. There are also a few people who have coughs and colds so I am sure that germs are multiplying fast. There are a few windows but if you ask if you can open one even a tiny bit to let a bit of fresh air in, you are told no as its too cold outside and we are 'freezing'.
How do we get a happy medium? Thanks in advance.
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JessW
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« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2013, 12:52:00 pm » |
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Hello OfficePA! Personal desk fan! That way you stay cool whilst the others can stew! Also (or instead), if you have office air-con, you could ask for whoever is in charge to open up the vents nearest to you a bit more so that you can stay cooler whilst the others can keep warm! Two possible solutions to think about. Hope that helps a bit! Jess (de Lyon!)  |
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officepa
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« Reply #2 on: January 11, 2013, 02:49:29 pm » |
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Thanks Jess,
No air conditioning I am afraid. Desk fan is the way forward I think - will put in an order for one today. Simple idea, why did I not think of that.....
Hope all going well for you in your new venture!
Best wishes
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Atlanta Z3
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« Reply #3 on: January 11, 2013, 05:03:30 pm » |
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I have the opposite problem office is freezing. I have little heater under my desk, I use it all year round, layer and wear wrist mitts because my fingers get too cold to type! My closest co worker is always too warm and had a fan. I think the big office buildings will never make every one happy. Another coworker says she keeps her house at 62 all year - I would be a frozen icicle at her house!
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Katie G
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« Reply #4 on: January 11, 2013, 06:28:18 pm » |
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Jumping on the desk fan bandwagon, but also suggesting keeping some ice water to sip in an insulated tumbler handy. Or how about one of those cooling neckbands?
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countrigal
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« Reply #5 on: January 15, 2013, 03:44:18 pm » |
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Our builldings have windows that you can't open... so that option has never been an option. So desk fans and under desk heaters is the way we all control it. Though at my last desk, I got a bit more ingenious. We are it cubicle-ville, so no walls or except exteriors. My desk was directly under one of the air vents and the cold air blew straight down on me at my pc... no sharing with the other 3 cubicles directly connected to mine until after it blew down into mine and circulated its way out. So... I took an umbrella, opened it up and placed it under the air vent (just over my cubicle wall, so not at the ceiling height), and immediately noticed a HUGE difference, as now the air was being shared equally between all the connected cubicles. (Think of a plus sign, with an umbrella over where the lines intersect.... that's how our desks looked and what I managed to do.) My cubicle still got air, but not all of it... and the others got more.
Every desk in this office basically has one or the other (fan or heater) with some of us having both. The only negative to that is that if your electrical system isn't good enough you can over power it. I would caution you to speak with your building maintenance before just adding anything... though you should be safe with a fan. Heaters pull more amps.
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officepa
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« Reply #6 on: January 15, 2013, 05:17:09 pm » |
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Fantastic bit of thinking there countrigal !!! I wonder if this umbrella drew in some comments as it is not the norm to see one in the office !! I now have a small desk fan and it certainly helps me feel a lot cooler. Have had no negative comments from anyone so obviously my little flow of cool air does not make them feel cold. If I see someone sitting there with a bobble hat and scarf on then maybe it does but they don't want to complain  Guess it is all about trying to find a happy medium whatever the problem is. Me with my fan and countrigal with her umbrella. |
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countrigal
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« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2013, 08:00:01 pm » |
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The good thing in my world.... we don't deal with the public in my area (locked down to only employees) so don't have to worry about how it looked to others outside of my co-workers, so all was well. Really doubt they'd have let me do this if we have the public walking in and seeing it. :-)
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