When my boss told me that my nice friend and I were moving into a new building I was severely excited.
I couldn’t wait to work in a new office building where I was absolutely able to feel comfortable in addition to safe every afternoon.
I was weary of working in an aged building that I was fairly certain was infested with asbestos; Everyday I felt like I was breathing in low-quality indoor air that would potentially lead to major health problems down the line. When my nice friend and I moved our office over to a new building I nearly jumped for joy. And then… I arrived at the building. It turns out, this new office is not new. In fact, the building is even older than the prior one. This means the indoor air quality is somehow even worse. I found this out the strenuous way when I arrived for work on the first afternoon wearing a cute dress, only to be frozen within 5 minutes of resting in my seat. It turns out, the indoor air quality control system in this building is actually horrible. No matter what temperature you set on the temperature control it is going to be freezing in addition to drafty at the desks. My buddy and I have been using the furnace non-stop in addition to yet it still feels chilly freezing in here. I have been trying to talk to the boss about improving the central heating in addition to cooling system as soon as possible. I do not feel like I can accomplish my work when my fingers are numb in addition to there is no heat passing through the overhead vents. However, my boss keeps shrugging her shoulders in addition to repeating her new number one phrase, “Have you ever heard of space heaters?”