HR intervenes after disagreement over office thermostat heats up: 'My coworker decided 72 degrees was “too cold” even though it literally feels like a sauna to the rest of us'

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• Before we get any further, and despite my attempts at equivocation here… I will say this: It's easier to put layers on than it is to take layers off. At a certain point, of taking off clothing, you're no longer going to be dressed professionally—or at all—and it's a lot harder to peel your skin off than it is to simply put a sweater or a coat on. 

  This statement alone probably shows my bias, as I am genetically and physically built for the cold and can not handle heat. If it's a lick over 72 degrees, I am going to be a sweaty mess after walking anywhere, and when it's much hotter out than that, there's nothing worse than walking into work on a hot day only to find the office balmy and stuffy with no air movement. 

  However, as I have my own preference, there are various genetic and anatomical variations that may make someone more or less sensitive to heat or cold, and there are those who experience issues with circulation and such at temperatures that I consider to be pleasantly, comfortably cool. Thus, there remains no right answer to this age-old argument.
  
  Things got heated in this office when it came to the appropriate setting of the thermostat. Safe to say cooler heads did not prevail here, as HR had to get involved to break the whole thing up. Hopefully, a little time to think about it will give everyone a chance to cool off.

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  "Coworker started a fight over the thermostat and I learned more about human psychology than in college"

  
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