The great thermostat debate in office workplaces is extremely common and practically without a solution. It's almost like a real-life sort of "Trolley Problem" in that whichever side you take, there's going to be someone losing out.
Some people run extremely cold and have poor circulation, preferring to live in literal infernos like some kind of demon lizard person. On the other hand, you have folk like myself who are the literal inferno and generate far too much heat as if we're a human nuclear reactor; it's a great superpower to have when you can wear shorts and a T-shirt on a cold day when everyone else is bundled up, but as soon as you step inside and there's a heater going you're doomed to become a sweaty mess.
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So, no matter where you set the thermostat in an office, there's always going to be someone legitimately suffering and complaining. The lizard people will argue that being cold is worse as their numb extremities could quickly become a health risk, but I'd argue that you can always put layers on when there's a limit to how many layers you can take off (while still remaining appropriate for the workplace.) Similarly, there are other things you can do to keep yourself warm that are far easier to have handy than any methods for cooling off.
Still, as with the "Trolley Problem" and any sort of ethical debate, it stands to reason that the path that causes the least harm and is most logical should be followed, and when your boss has her own controlled office, it doesn't really make sense for her to be dictating that other areas of the office are heated or cooled to her preference when it means that everyone else is force to suffer.
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