It's that time of year again in the office. Maintenance has informed us that our company will be participating in the Load Shedding program offered by our city. What is load shedding? Basically, the city asks commercial businesses to reduce the electrical load by shutting off air conditioning during peak periods. Not only does this help reduce the cost for the general public, but offers financial credits to the companies that participate. Although I think it's a good idea, because it keeps my utility costs down at home, it creates some issues in the office.We've made a joke around here about electricity not being the only thing that's shed. As a matter of fact, most folks remove layering that may result in some aromatic problems. Many, like me, have purchased fans that fit on our desks or shelves. The load shedding begins at 3pm and continues until 6pm. Some time around 4pm, it begins to get quite unbearable though. Just one of the 'perks' of the job I suppose.
I grew a bit agitated a few minutes ago. We're an hour into the load shed for today and I was made aware that an office, just a 100 feet away, was set to a comfortable 69 degrees. Meaning, the air conditioning was running as it normally does. One guess as to who's office this is? You'd probably get pretty close. It happens to be that of one of our CEO's. It makes me glad to see that company morale is highly valued here. Not!
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