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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/Impossible_Ad9324 on 2026-08-19 13:51:13+00:00.

My office is freezing. There’s one huge vent in a tiny box of an office that blows directly on me and keeps the temp in the low 60s.

I don’t have a thermostat, but share one with an office next door that has a large window and is always warmer, meaning my office is always over-cooled.

The office bathrooms are even colder. Frigid.

I count the minutes every day until lunch when I can go to my car and thaw my aching joints.

I work in a salary job at a manufacturing plant and I’m well aware there are people working in risky and more uncomfortable situations than me, but I’d argue that their comfort should be considered too.

As I sit here in August, dressed in pants, sweater, and jacket with cold air blowing on the back of my neck and my nail beds turning purple, knowing I can do 100% of my job at home, I just can’t help but ask WHY.

Why is it worth basically refrigerating a huge building so I can freeze while attending teams meetings from my desk. It almost feels like punishment, but I actually think it’s just because it would be too expensive to install or upgrade to a system that worked better.

I don’t require a luxurious amount of comfort. I’m just tired of being freezing cold.