Ladies and the heat

Slideways · 25-05-2019 4:02pm #1

I work in a warmer climate and it’s just getting into winter now, getting down to about 14c at night time. The females who work here are going around rugged up like it’s the artic circle.

It got me thinking and reminded me of when I lived in Ireland and how the girls in the office would have the heating cranked right up leaving the males sweltering in the heat. They often have heaters under their desk and tut loudly at anyone who questions this.

Paradoxically females normally have a higher percentage of body fat so I would have thought they would stay warmer without the need for body warmers or excessive thermostat adjustments

Thoughts on this?

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-05-2019 4:06pm

Notice this too, the secretaries in our office always have the heat cranked to the max.

Like it's May now, turn it down a notch.

pq0n1ct4ve8zf5 · 25-05-2019 4:06pm

Body heat is concentrated more around the internal organs in women afaik. Protect dat womb and anything that might be in it.

So women can withstand extreme cold better, but we feel fluctuations in it more.

Another case in point, soon as it hits about 13 degrees load of lads are suddenly too hot to walk through town with their tops on!

suicide_circus · 25-05-2019 4:08pm

yeah men and women certainly experience temperature differently

CageWager · 25-05-2019 4:08pm

Apparently it’s men’s fault

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/nyregion/office-temperature-sexist-nixon-cuomo.html

EmmetSpiceland · 25-05-2019 4:12pm

This a personal “bugbear” for me. And it really does seem to gender divide.

The lads in the office sweating profusely under their shirt and tie while the women swam around in flimsy blouses.

Of course, any suggestion that a jumper be brought in is met with death stares as if you’d just insulted someone’s mother. Ridiculous carry on.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 25-05-2019 4:15pm

It's simple science. For a given bodyweight, women tend to have less muscle tissue to generate heat.
And the hormone oestrogen also has a big impact because it has the side effect of thickening the blood slightly. This reduces blood flow to the tiny capillaries supplying the extremities.

Apparently women also work better if the heat is turned up.

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/0523/1051177-office-temperature/

25-05-2019 4:25pm

Harmless Auld Lad wrote: »

I like it when the weather gets better and the girls wear less clothes.

I like to walk around town and look at them.

Ah would ya leave him be. He's just a harmless auld lad. Not a re-reg artiste.

EmmetSpiceland · 25-05-2019 4:25pm

Huxley Disgusting Self-respect wrote: »

Apparently women also work better if the heat is turned up.

https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2019/0523/1051177-office-temperature/

Could they not just dress accordingly and get the same results?

If I were to suggest that in my place I’d probably be up in front of HR for harassment or bullying.

Gimme A Pound · 25-05-2019 4:32pm

I'm a woman and it really annoys me. Put on a jumper.

Woke Hogan · 25-05-2019 4:33pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Ah would ya leave him be. He's just a harmless auld lad. Not a re-reg artiste.

You’re the lad who accused me of lying about my age a few weeks ago, right? I don’t think a liar like yourself is in any position to throw stones.

JohnnyFlash · 25-05-2019 4:38pm

Seems air conditioning is a tool of the patriarchy according to some gobby chick in the Guardian.

RobertKK · 25-05-2019 5:04pm

A carbon tax on women who don't wear enough clothes in cold weather...might get some nude protests out of it.

mvl · 25-05-2019 5:05pm

- I think the body can be re-trained (like in my case, I've emigrated from a warmer country to Ireland - so I'd need at least 22 Celsius during winter in the house; while my family favors 25 when they come and visit us here)

- there was this study mentioned last days on social media ; appears that ladies perform significantly better in cognitive tests when its warmer than how they perform when its too cold, while men perform better in cooler conditions, but their performance is affected to a lesser degree.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0216362

25-05-2019 5:16pm

Woke Hogan wrote: »

You’re the lad who accused me of lying about my age a few weeks ago, right? I don’t think a liar like yourself is in any position to throw stones.

The new account barely lasted an hour. Unfortunately, you're still here.

Woke Hogan · 25-05-2019 5:19pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

The new account barely lasted an hour. Unfortunately, you're still here.

I’ve only ever had this one account, liar.

25-05-2019 5:23pm

Woke Hogan wrote: »

I’ve only ever had this one account, liar.

Bitterness never flattered a man. Let it go.

Slideways · 25-05-2019 5:40pm

JohnnyFlash wrote: »

Seems air conditioning is a tool of the patriarchy according to some gobby chick in the Guardian.

What utter balderdash!

25-05-2019 5:47pm

They were going on about this on the radio when I woke up this morning.. apparently women like it 3 or so degrees warmer..

nullzero · 25-05-2019 5:59pm

A typical office will often have men who are expected to wear a long sleeve shirt buttoned up to the neck with a tie and trousers sitting next to women who can wear whatever they like, often sleeveless tops that are open at the front and the back, skirts of any length or fit who complain about the temperature being too low.

A clear case of preferential treatment of men in the workplace.

s4uv3 · 25-05-2019 6:03pm

Slideways wrote: »

I work in a warmer climate and it’s just getting into winter now, getting down to about 14c at night time. The females who work here are going around rugged up like it’s the artic circle.

It got me thinking and reminded me of when I lived in Ireland and how the girls in the office would have the heating cranked right up leaving the males sweltering in the heat. They often have heaters under their desk and tut loudly at anyone who questions this.

Paradoxically females normally have a higher percentage of body fat so I would have thought they would stay warmer without the need for body warmers or excessive thermostat adjustments

Thoughts on this?

What kind of an office did you work in?

Badly Drunk Boy · 25-05-2019 6:03pm

During the week, I caught the end of a discussion on telly about this. Science said women prefer the temperature 3 degrees higher (fair enough), but went on to say that thermostats were designed to be set to the male preference.

Eh...the whole design of a thermostat is that it can be changed. And in my experience, a 20% or more female vote seems to win over the remaining male vote.

mvl · 25-05-2019 6:12pm

Badly Drunk Boy wrote: »

Eh...the whole design of a thermostat is that it can be changed. And in my experience, a 20% or more female vote seems to win over the remaining male vote.

can say what works for me (to accept lower temp in my office): I'd rather put on more layers than staying in a smelly office !
but then ... after finding article below, have to say sometimes cooperation is also needed

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2013/05/manly-sweat-makes-other-men-more-cooperative

Church on Tuesday · 25-05-2019 6:20pm

titan18 · 25-05-2019 6:27pm

Fcuking bs that's it's designed for men. Nearly any office I've been in it's been sweltering. You can put on more clothes if it's cold. Only so much I can remove when it's warm

Slideways · 25-05-2019 6:44pm

s4uv3 wrote: »

What kind of an office did you work in?

It must have been a very cold one by the carry on of some of the chicks that worked there

JohnnyFlash · 25-05-2019 6:58pm

Slideways wrote: »

It must have been a very cold one by the carry on of some of the chicks that worked there

Did you work in the office of a mart?

mad muffin · 25-05-2019 7:04pm

Fück it. That settles it. Men and women should live entirely separate lives. Only coming together to copulate. The world would be a much better place.

Tazzimus · 25-05-2019 7:16pm

I can feel the massive difference in temp when I walk from the mostly male side of the office to the mostly female side, it's like walking into a sauna.
Thankfully my place is casual so I can wear a t-shirt, and then go hide in the server room with its lovely air con

Edgware · 25-05-2019 7:19pm

Tazzimus wrote: »

I can feel the massive difference in temp when I walk from the mostly male side of the office to the mostly female side, it's like walking into a sauna.
Thankfully my place is casual so I can wear a t-shirt, and then go hide in the server room with its lovely air con

Be careful you're not caught amusing yourself

mfceiling · 25-05-2019 7:28pm

*My house...Fire lit, heating on full blast. Wife sitting on sofa closest to fire*

Wife "Is it just me or is it cold? Will you pass me the big fluffy blanket from the armchair? I'm freezing in here....Are you not cold?"

Me in shorts and t-shirt "I think it's just you"

F*cking ridiculous carry on. Have to check the heating valve in the shower every time because if she's been in before, the water temperature will be close to molten lava.

Ladies and the heat

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