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22. When I walk into a col office from 95 F temps I get frozen instantly

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jul 24, 2015, 02:18 PM

Jul 2015

It was worse when I was working outside most of the time and drenched with sweat - I'd get so chilled I'd started shivering and sneezing from the nearly 30 degree difference! A lot of the seminars I go to recommend bringing a sweater so the participants don't get too cold.

Working outside in the winter I could layer my clothes so I could peel off some as it warmed up during the day or when I went into a heated place. But even then they tend to over heat the stores and offices - the places that are chilled to 68 in the summer would be heated to 78 in the winter.

At home I set my thermostat higher in temperature (around 76-78; I'd set it to 82 but then the humidity gets too high) in the summer partly to reduce the thermal shock of the change in temps when I come inside and partly to keep my electric bills to a reasonable level. In the winter the temperatures are set lower, but not as low as I'd like - below 72 I get too cold when I am not actively working or wrapped up in too many layer to function.

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Frigid offices, freezing women, oblivious men: An air-conditioning investigation [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 OP

That sounds expensive -- electric bill and all. oldandhappy Jul 2015 #1

In my office I have one associate (Female) who keeps her office nice and warm el_bryanto Jul 2015 #2

They talk up the gender differences, but seem to be attributing it to clothing choices. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jul 2015 #3

Indeed, men's office fashion is devoid of creativity and variety arcane1 Jul 2015 #6

I'd say men have it better - knowing What To Wear To Work is much simpler, as is buying it . . . . hatrack Jul 2015 #17

Vests need to make a return XemaSab Jul 2015 #49

I have a vest! Telcontar Jul 2015 #80

I like it that way. Igel Jul 2015 #21

Yep. hifiguy Jul 2015 #44

Fuck are you talking about? XemaSab Jul 2015 #50

It's not necessarily choice. drm604 Jul 2015 #26

Walking around is different from sitting in a cubicle Sanity Claws Jul 2015 #77

Sounds like an interesting dilemma. beevul Jul 2015 #4

EXACTLY laundry_queen Jul 2015 #45

I have to wear suit and tie every day. I am HOT all day. Xyzse Jul 2015 #5

And it wasn't a problem when women wore long skirts Warpy Jul 2015 #27

I wish I could wear a summer suit. Xyzse Jul 2015 #32

I know, you must MELT when you have to go outside at the end of the day Warpy Jul 2015 #33

You should see me running in DC with suit and tie... Xyzse Jul 2015 #34

They brought back "seersucker Thursday" on the Hill-not too many takers this year. MADem Jul 2015 #51

I think I would look dapper in that, with my light caramel tone. Xyzse Jul 2015 #71

There are many varieties of seersucker--I guess you have to be a certain age to even remember it as MADem Jul 2015 #72

Oie, all those colors give me a headache. Hehe. Xyzse Jul 2015 #74

Classic!!! And classy, too!!! nt MADem Jul 2015 #75

Air conditioners don't have to run at full Arctic-blast all the time Retrograde Jul 2015 #7

If cold, you can warm up simply by wearing a sweater or drinking coffee taught_me_patience Jul 2015 #8

Thats how I see it. maveric Jul 2015 #12

the problem i've encountered is that it isn't too hot noiretextatique Jul 2015 #15

It may not be too hot for you NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #31

i think that's the point of the article eom noiretextatique Jul 2015 #40

Not really, the article implies men overdress NutmegYankee Jul 2015 #42

perhaps men are required to overdress? noiretextatique Jul 2015 #48

Men do tend to be thicker as well. SolutionisSolidarity Jul 2015 #52

Not quite true. The hands, fingers, face--- all get uncomfortably cold. WinkyDink Jul 2015 #43

It's not just women. By afternoon, my teeth are practically chattering. randome Jul 2015 #9

A lot of times men don't have the same options in clothes Travis_0004 Jul 2015 #10

Often? Good Lord, I hope they're wearing pants! Telcontar Jul 2015 #81

I've always fought back. Daemonaquila Jul 2015 #11

Mr Man-O-Pause! Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #36

I'm always cold...it's the curse of being skinny. MindPilot Jul 2015 #13

A walk in the sun is like a long, hot shower. randome Jul 2015 #18

For me it makes me mythology Jul 2015 #29

Agreed. I love the heat and sun; humidity is my bane. closeupready Jul 2015 #19

i freeze in every office noiretextatique Jul 2015 #14

Well you know what though? As I look at women in Midtown closeupready Jul 2015 #16

i generally where a shirt and jacket noiretextatique Jul 2015 #41

I'm always hot PasadenaTrudy Jul 2015 #20

me too irisblue Jul 2015 #25

another NJCher Jul 2015 #56

When I walk into a col office from 95 F temps I get frozen instantly csziggy Jul 2015 #22

No AC in our office maxsolomon Jul 2015 #23

I'm just amazed that the Washington Post seems to be paying someone to write Cal Carpenter Jul 2015 #24

It's not usually up to the employees alarimer Jul 2015 #28

my office is too cold during the summer but a woman controls the thermostat and adjusts it up Liberal_in_LA Jul 2015 #30

I used to work in an office in DC and I definitely FROZE every summer. Arugula Latte Jul 2015 #35

What do you expect with such disparity in dress code? davidn3600 Jul 2015 #37

Not every office setting requires suits A Little Weird Jul 2015 #53

I lived in newblewtoo Jul 2015 #38

Ever put up with someone who thinks if the AC is set above 72� it's too hot hobbit709 Jul 2015 #39

My uncle would crank the AC like mad and in the winter would have it hot enough to forge steel. TheKentuckian Jul 2015 #47

Most HVAC systems in office buildings work by the "brute force" method. kentauros Jul 2015 #46

Reminds me of an office I worked in where the older women going Cleita Jul 2015 #54

Oh cleita, cwydro Jul 2015 #59

Oh. I'm seventy five and know what they went through. At the time though Cleita Jul 2015 #60

Well, during my symptoms, cwydro Jul 2015 #63

No. The bad thing is each menopause is as different as the woman experiencing it. Cleita Jul 2015 #66

I'm coming out of it finally. cwydro Jul 2015 #69

I once knew a woman who said to me that if men could get pregnant, they would have only one child. Cleita Jul 2015 #70

I was fine until menopause... MerryBlooms Jul 2015 #67

Layering... ljm2002 Jul 2015 #55

I work in quality control krispos42 Jul 2015 #57

Are menopausal women to blame for why it�s so cold in your office? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #58

I'm rarely cold treestar Jul 2015 #61

I say that people are much better off putting more clothes on than making me take clothes off Thor_MN Jul 2015 #62

PLEASE keep me in the server room. Aerows Jul 2015 #64

I love it cold. LWolf Jul 2015 #65

I'm a woman and prefer the office COLD. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2015 #68

Where I work a lot of the men wear suits every day. tammywammy Jul 2015 #73

We have one sqweeky wheel at my office who constantly complained of the cold Sedona Jul 2015 #76

I have heard that women have less blood-circulation in the limbs than men. DetlefK Jul 2015 #78

Has anyone posted this yet? Capt. Obvious Jul 2015 #79

A person can deal with too cold, but not too hot Android3.14 Jul 2015 #82

As a trans woman who works out I need it cold. side effect of weight lifting is running hot MillennialDem Jul 2015 #83