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I really don't get the anti AC fraction

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I work from home and control my own thermostat so I’m good thanks. Are you really into suits or something? I don’t really know anyone who would be upset about relaxing the dress code for comfort. In fact I don’t know a single man who likes to wear suits, they’re usually envious of the fact that women have more latitude in professional dress options.

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It makes no sense to push for either half of workers to be uncomfortable. I’m more in favor of meeting the thermostat in the middle and relax clothing requirements so everyone can find the right compromise. It’s about workers vs. billionaires and the right to work in decent conditions.

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I really don't get the anti AC fraction

In the US a lot of offices set the thermostat for men to be comfortable in suits and women typically run colder and wear clothes that are less warm because they’re considered more professional for some reason. I had to use a heater and blanket every day when I used to go in to the office. My hands were always cold and going to meetings was miserable. It’s not fun to always be cold. Why can’t people who are too warm take their jacket off or wear shorts?

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Wait this is in Finland? At that level of dystopian I was expecting it to be in the USA… That is an insane application process for a grocery store job.

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How come people are stupid nowadays? Especially on social media

I wish I had a good answer. Unfortunately it’s on social media because people believe what they want to a lot of times. I was at a geology conference this one time presenting a poster and was approached by a seemingly nice gentleman. After hearing my spiel he starts lecturing me about how none of this is possible because the Earth is only 6 000 years old. A little bit later I actually got to meet a flat earther in person! The fact that those two people not only hold those beliefs but felt the need to go spread the word at a geology conference is quite confusing to me. When you compound the effects of social media algorithms a lot of people don’t stand a chance.