'It's 83°F inside the office': Boss refuses to fix broken AC in the office, demanding employees increase sales so the company could ‘afford the repair’

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Jun 20, 2024 9:00 AM EDT

As soon as summer arrives, every office out there starts to deal with conflicts among employees regarding the AC. There is always that one coworker who wants the office to be freezing even when everyone else's teeth are chattering, and that battle continues up until the AC remote mysteriously vanishes and is nowhere to be found.

As much as this battle can be quite annoying, and can cause certain coworkers to silently curse that one individual who insists the office's temperature would not rise above 70°F, it is still much better than not having an AC at the office at all. A situation that the person who wrote this Reddit story is currently dealing with at their office. After the AC broke, the temperatures in OP's (original poster) office rose to 83°F, but the boss refused to get it fixed. While claiming that the company could not afford the repair, the boss demanded a massive sales increase in exchange for the office AC.

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    "I won't fix the AC until the company starts making more money" Timer (Options
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    It's currently 83°F inside the office at my job and our boss is basically telling us he won't fix the A/C until the company makes more money
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    Mid-June here in NJ, and we're experiencing a heatwave. Temperatures in the mid-90°F all week. The building has an old AC that has broken multiple times in the past 3 years, and
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    instead of just fixing it entirely our boss has opted to hire patchwork services to only temporarily fix the problem. Well now the AC has been broken since last August. The
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    company has been slow the last few months, really not making much money, and our boss is basically insinuating that he won't fix the AC until we, the workers, start to make more sales.
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    Inside Fan Honeywell 10:20AM Wed Return Set To ILI Cool On System Auto On Cool Off Heat
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    Santos_L_Halper_II · 17 hr. ago If your company can't afford to fix the AC, it's a sinking ship. Get the out.
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    • Profoundly_AURIZZtic 14 hr. ago I was thinking OP's priorities are backwards worrying about the A/C instead of their income. They're going out of business. OP is taking "we need to make more money before the A/C is fixed" as a threat instead of a simple statement of fact
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    hodlwaffle 13 hr. ago Priority needs to be health and safety. If it's an unsafe workplace due to excessive heat, call OSHA.
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    Profoundly_AuRIZZtic⚫ 12 hr. ago They can't afford the AC they probably can't afford an OSHA fine. That would be an extra step instead just finding a new job.
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    Synergiance 11 hr. ago Why not both? Call osha and leave
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    hodlwaffle · 10 hr. ago For real, help out those who can't stay or have to remain due to their own circumstances. Not hard to help others AND help yourself.
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    dalgeek · 19 hr. ago Hope your boss enjoys replacing employees and computers.
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    • colbymg 19 hr. ago In other words: the beatings won't stop until morale improves. When people tell you they are a terrible person, believe them.
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    wutthef jushapen · 16 hr. ago Sounds like your boss isn't very good at his job
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    notatpeace39 OP. 16 hr. ago Oh don't even get me started lol. We'll be here all day.
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    • Powerful-Meeting-840 · 19 hr. ago Clock in, leave search for new job. Go back to work clock out and go home. If he says Anything say you are worried about heat strokes and had to leave to chill off.
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    Actual_Person_0001 · 18 hr. ago Can your job be done remotely? Your doctor would probably be happy to sign a medical document excusing you from having to work in unhealthy conditions.
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    notatpeace39 OP · 18 hr. ago Oh it definitely can be. Its an office job. But as much as I'd love this I doubt my boss would allow it even if he had a doctors note.
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    moonchic333 16 hr. ago • Make an osha complaint. Also, boss or owner? If boss go above his head.
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    notatpeace39 OP. 16 hr. ago Owner unfortunately. He calls the shots lol.
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    • Unable_Wrongdoer2250 · 16 hr. ago I wonder if there is some overall metric your place of business uses to show productivity. I guarantee it has dropped off a cliff at that temperature.
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    notatpeace39 OP · 16 hr. ago Tbh it dropped off a cliff a few months ago from a bunch of different missteps that my boss made in improperly handling employees. Now its just coming to a head.
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