Have you ever considered changing tasks because the workplace is uncomfortable? I never thought I would be thinking of doing just that even though I simply can’t put up with my workspace any longer; When I took the task nearly fifteen years ago I assumed that I would stay there through retirement.
I work for the State, have enjoyable benefits and the retirement plan would provide me a enjoyable income in my older years.
The problem that exists today is one that I don’t see any end in sight, then my general supervisor decided that she could save currency in our department by decreasing the temperature in our workspace. Whether it is the heat of summer time or the freezing of winter time she sets the thermostat to an uncomfortable degree and forces us to work in miserable conditions. My associate and I spend our days dripping with sweat or freezing and there doesn’t seem to be an inbetween, but as with any government office space there are ways that my pal and I can cut costs and save the taxpayers currency even though I don’t know that cutting utility bills at the expense of the employees comfort is the best one. Many of us have tried to reason with our supervisor although she simply will not listen. The thermostat has a lock on it so my pal and I really don’t have any option however to just deal with it. All of this has made me consider leaving a task that I never thought I would. I will make sure to ask about the heating and cooling policies at each of the arenas that I set up interviews with.