The Wednesday our office AC died and the boss kept us working in 90 degrees for 8 hours straight

We were all sweating through our shirts and the printer jammed from the humidity but the boss said 'just drink water' and wouldn't let anyone leave early, has anyone else had a workplace get dangerously hot like that?

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clairec7814d ago

Check your local labor laws, heat regulations might cover your rights there.

johnb9514d ago

Did you catch that news story a while back about the postal workers who collapsed from heat exhaustion because their supervisors wouldn't let them stop delivering? That's the vibe I get from your boss, honestly. I read somewhere that once the wet bulb temperature hits a certain point, your body literally can't cool down no matter how much water you chug. Your printer jamming from humidity is a solid hint that the air was basically soup, not air. Bosses who think "drink water" fixes everything have clearly never sat in a 90 degree office for a full shift.