Early June, 2019: My room is running three extruders, the warehouse is hot, and outdoors is hot. The measured temperature in the room is 76 degrees. At night. I am continually complaining to my Assistant Manager about how hot the room is. When I return home in the morning, I have to let my clothing and underwear dry before putting them in the dirty clothes. They are soaking wet.
Quality Tech, in room, testing samples: Gosh, it’s hot in this room! Does anyone in management know? How do you stand it all night?
Maintenance in the room to do PM: It’s really hot in here! Wonder if anybody can do something about that?
Rinse and repeat day after day after day after day.
Late June, I’m called into Manager’s office.
Manager: Well, I hear that your room is unreasonably hot.
Me: Sometimes it’s almost unbearable.
Manager: You know, plenty of people work in a 76 degree room. It’s not like you’re working in a coal mine or something!
Me: Ummmm…
In a couple of days, Building Maintenance comes into the room.
Building Maintenance: We’re here to pull the filters out of the ceiling and clean them.
Me: God bless you!
In early July, just after July 4th shutdown, Co-worker C and I start “trading rooms” every other week. (The other extruder room is much, much cooler). Co-worker C (who has some magic pull with management due to, well…you figure it out) goes to Manager’s office and complains repeatedly about how hot the room is. I gave up in late June.
A few days later, still early July, Building Maintenance comes into the room.
Building Maintenance: Hey, you know? This room is still hot! Management has decided to purchase an entire compressor just for this room and put it on the roof at the next shutdown!
Me: Ummmm…
A few weeks later, at the beginning of August, the temperature in the room actually improves by a few degrees. At least it’s survivable. I can actually breathe when it’s my week to work the room.
Manager drops by the room.
Manager: I think we solved it. The room seems cooler.
Me: Yes. It does feel better.
Manager: Guess what it turned out to be? Building Maintenance finally cleaned the filters!
Me: Ummmm…
Tears and Catharsis 