Too cold Over half of employees fight over office temperature

Too cold Over half of employees fight over office temperatureToo cold Over half of employees fight over office temperatureWere nearing the end of February, which means its leise cold and will be for quite some time. Office workers are still wearing sweaters and cardigans, and some of them have had it with typing away in a freezing office.New research from British heating company Boiler Plan found that 52% of office workers have clashed with colleagues over office climate as you may have predicted, its either too hot or too cold.Follow Ladders on FlipboardFollow Ladders magazines on Flipboard covering Happiness, Productivity, Job Satisfaction, Neuroscience, and moreSome employees have taken matters into their own hands, with 14.5% making a formal complaint to HR. A rogue 12.3% have taken action by doing damage to the office thermostat.The office warsObviously, office climate wars have been raging for decades. There have been fancy methods suggested for controlling office temp, but it hasnt been widely adopted. Its even been suggested that people who are way too cold in the air conditioning during the summer could have a temperature allergy.But your office temperature shouldnt have to make you miserable (even though a study shows that temperature is adjusted more for the comfort of a typical man rather than a typical woman). Theres the Hyperchair, with heating and cooling units built-in.The company Smoko makestoast-shaped USB wired hand warmers, which warms your hands up when you plug them in. And someday, super-futuristic thermal bubbles will be able to follow employees wherever they go.In the meantime, listen to a physiologist on how to keep your body feeling warm and restrain yourself from damaging an old-fashioned thermostat while waiting for your own thermal bubble.You might also enjoyNew neuroscience reveals 4 rituals that will make you happyStrangers know your social class in the first seven words you say, study finds10 lessons from Benjamin Franklins da ily schedule that will double your productivityThe worst mistakes you can make in an interview, according to 12 CEOs10 habits of mentally strong people