Since October 6 and the new plan unveiled by the government, it’s time for sobriety! Among the thirty measures that appear there, we find for example the encouragement of carpooling, teleworking, but also the incentive to reduce the heating temperature in offices to a maximum of 19°C. No more full heating and wide open windows, we went to feel the temperature on the side of our readers to find out their opinion and their best tips for facing winter at the office.
“I’m very cold despite my sweaters, my lined shoes, my mittens…” Like Isabelle, our readers complain of being cold in their workplace, especially since the temperature was lowered to 19°C. “The heating is turned on when hired,” explains Denis. We are cold until the temperature reaches 19°C and once this temperature is reached, we do not feel warm when we do static and sedentary work. Charlotte too, who sits all day at her computer, freezes at the desk, even with her thermal underwear, sweater and woolen socks. “I’m in an open space with a high ceiling and, really, at 19°C it’s freezing! Everyone has their little jacket on their back at the cafeteria, it’s like winter sports. ” Ludovic is worried about the arrival of winter: “If we have a big cold spike, I don’t know what it’s going to give. »
Cold snaps that lead to sick leave
Others didn’t have to wait for winter to see the negative consequences on their health. “I’ve already had two work stoppages for bronchitis and angina, even though I’m never sick…, confides Isabelle. I am constantly tired and have difficulty concentrating and even performing simple tasks, especially at the end of the day. I make mistakes more easily than before. “Charlotte drives the point home:” for ten days, there have already been three sick leaves in my team for severe cold snaps”.
Fortunately, there is telecommuting. “I do more telework because even being at 19°C in my little Parisian apartment, the feeling is much more comfortable than in my open space”, admits Charlotte. For Julia too, working from home is much more beneficial “I take two days of telecommuting instead of one per week, she concedes. At home, I heat with wood, so there is no excessive consumption of electricity and I can work without a blanket or without drinking tea every hour…”
Layers of clothing, heaters, exercises
But as the saying goes: to each problem its solution. Plaids, heaters, hot drinks… Our readers are competing for ideas when it comes to keeping warm. “I always leave a sweater and a scarf at the office. I add a layer when necessary, and I warm my hands over a cup of coffee or tea,” reveals Simon. Meline, in addition to a plaid and a cup of tea, opts for a scarf. Muriel also bought “a warm jacket on Vinted” which she intends to leave at the office “for the days when the cold will really be felt”. Pierre doesn’t bother with his “electric heater to get 22°C”. And for the bravest, Murielle reveals her trick: “When I’m too cold, I go out, I walk, I go around the building outside, and when I come back I have the impression that it’s better ! “As a matter of fact…