*disclaimer: i typically like to keep my blog entries on the lighter, happier side of things since i am trying to focus on the positive things in my life. however, much of my life is full of experiences, interactions and observations that just make me shake my head. so i'm actually going to start a series of my issues/observations/pet peeves - just for my own mental therapy. it's my blog and it's my prerogative.
you already know how much i love my job - not. i cannot even begin to tell you how petty and childish so many people are when it comes to attitudes in the workplace. at my office, we have about 3 people who are always cold. and when i say always, i mean even in the summer - in phoenix!!! ok, so you may ask why this is a problem. because they whine, and they fuss, and they wrap big coats and blankets around themselves like they are dying of cold - and the coolest it gets in our office is an effing 75 degrees!!! oh, and let me point out that our thermostats let us have a range of the coldest/warmest it can get before the heat/air conditioner kicks on - and our air is set so that it doesn't actually come on until it is 77 degrees. almost everyone else in the office thinks the temp is fine or is on the warm side - but they don't whine. however, wanting to be fair to everyone (yes, even the "freezing like an ice cube" whiners), i researched what office temps should be - and do you know what??? the average temp range for a sedentary office environment such as ours is 69-73 degrees!!! yes, really. it is mentioned that an average of 80% of people will be comfortable in this range. the other 20% will be too cold or too warm, but that's the "bell curve" of us humans - not everyone can be happy. it is stressed that it is much more comfortable to work in an office that is slightly cooler than one that is warmer. people are more productive. hmmm, maybe that's the problem, someone wants to nap...
it gets worse: i cannot even believe that another manager had to come to me last week and inform me that a whiner from my dpt. had turned the heat on in her area of the building before anyone else had come in and that it was set to something in the 80s. she said it was so hot that even she was stifled - and let me tell you, this gal likes it on the warm side herself - she's a true beach girl. she asked that i speak to my whiner and ask them to not mess with the temp on her side of the building again. of course, the whiner denied the action (h-e-l-l-o, you are the only one in at that time...) but agreed to not change the temps again - huh? never mind...
i have now explained to all 3 of the eskimos about the research i did. one of them was actually quite nice and accepting of the information, which was a relief to me because it seems some employees seriously think that i (and all evil managers) just think of ways to make life miserable for them. seriously??? they need to drop the narcissism and get back to work.
