Can the temperature at work affect your productivity?
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keithold thanks all baggers
ANSWERS: 18
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doesnt mine ^_^ they try hot and cold rooms, i still fall asleep
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I believe it can because if the temperature is too hot, then depending on your person you could feel irritable and lazy.
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is that really a good question? of course temperature affects work productivity. find the right temperature for the best work activity would make for a better question.
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It definitely can. Being a waitress and all...if the restaurant's too hot, then I start sweating and feel more fatigued...especially in the kitchen (I don't know how those guys do it, but it's always blazing hot in there).
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Not as much as you might think.The climate will effect you much more. The temperature the body can pretty much adjust to but the climate goes beyond what the body can adjust to. Of course there is exceptions to every rule, if the temperature is high enough it alone can cause medical problems if the body does not get enough liquid to hydrate it.
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Yep! It can do-at work affect-everybody's productivity!LOL.
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Most certainly. An environment that is too cold will distract a person's concentration. An environment that is too hot and/or humid will drain the person. The body will compensate for it and become lethargic.
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Yes, the hotter it gets, the slower I move.
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Very much. Unlike the majority of people in North America, I actually prefer cold weather and hate long, hot summers. So if it's really hot and humid, it can slow me down.
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Yes. My co-workers told me that once, both air conditioners in the office bogged down, prompting employees to stop working because of the extreme heat. I wasn't an employee yet at that time. It was just a story mentioned to me by some friends there.
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Yes, if it is too cold at work my shoulders start to hurt becuase I hunch up. This reduces productivity for me.
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Totally. In my office, the temperature is either very hot (even with windows wide open), or very cold (even with heaters on), and hardly in between. I find it difficult to function properly, really slows me down, hardly the strength to move a muscle, and really lazy. In the cold, i'm stuggling to keep myself warm. Yeah, its not good.
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Use to work at Home Depot, before they installed air conditioning. In the summertime, the temperature in the warehouse, would reach around 110 degrees. Ever tried to work inside, in this heat? We were constantly drinking water and taking salt tablets. Did it effect our work productivity? Yes. Body sweat kept getting into our eyes.
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Yes. My office is always freezing cold so we are constantly getting up to get hot tea and coffee. It will be almost 100 outside, but we are all wearing sweaters inside.
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If it's too warm I get sleepy. If I'm sleeping at work I'm not very productive. I had a professor who would open the windows in the middle of winter in below zero fahrenheight weather if any of the students would fall asleep in his class. It would get really cold in his class which made it hard to work because you were more concerned about keeping warm. A couple of the girls in class would were there mittens during class.
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There are legal parameters relating to working in hot/cold conditions. All personal protection equipment should be provided outside of these temperatures. Although some work is needed to be done in extreme conditions,this has been fully risk assessed & appropriate measures taken. If an employer insists you do the work, you have every right for refusal under H&S grounds & to demand protection. If working in these conditions does not affect your body "ergo productivity" then why are these rules there in the first place. So the answer from me is a resounding YES.
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Yes it most certainly can!! Dont let anyone tell you otherwise tell them to test it out them selves!
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Yes I always tend to work slower when its hot outside and in the office I havent got the energy like I do when its cooler :)
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