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Employer keeps bathroom temperature insanely cold to deter employees from taking too long?

I work in the office headquarters for a private Millwork estimating company, and I just recently noticed something going on here. My office is kept at a warm 72-74 degrees pretty much at all times , summer to winter year round. Which is great, comfortable and allows everyone to be productive. The bathroom however, is always FREEZING . Meaning no heat on in the winter, maximum AC in the summer. To the point where taking longer than 5 minutes in the restroom is seriously uncomfortable. My job is very time and deadline sensitive and we are pretty often all hands on deck grinding out projects. My theory is that the bathroom is kept this way in order to deter employees from hanging out in the bathroom on phones or whatever else, to maximize working time. Is my theory realistic or am I just overthinking this? Has anything similar happened with…


I work in the office headquarters for a private Millwork estimating company, and I just recently noticed something going on here.

My office is kept at a warm 72-74 degrees pretty much at all times , summer to winter year round. Which is great, comfortable and allows everyone to be productive.

The bathroom however, is always FREEZING . Meaning no heat on in the winter, maximum AC in the summer. To the point where taking longer than 5 minutes in the restroom is seriously uncomfortable. My job is very time and deadline sensitive and we are pretty often all hands on deck grinding out projects. My theory is that the bathroom is kept this way in order to deter employees from hanging out in the bathroom on phones or whatever else, to maximize working time.

Is my theory realistic or am I just overthinking this? Has anything similar happened with you guys?

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