My office is hot, humid and muggy, and it’s pissing me off.  My previous rant on office temperatures still holds true as I continue to push through the days perspiring at all hours. Once again, us plebeians have to rise up against the man to provide us with air conditioning.

Not to mention, it’s officially Cinco De Mayo and my office sure does feel like it’s located in the middle of Mexico. The celebration will be extremely easy this year and the after-work margarita will be even easier to take down. I checked the weather, it’s 80 degrees in Cancun. It’s also 80 degrees in my cubicle.

Why am I so furious? Well, after confronting my Office Manager about the situation, he informed me about the problem.

The air conditioning will not turn on until May 15th.

I was then told that my company’s lease with the building has specific language stating May 15th as the date air conditioning will turn on. Isn’t this something worth getting an opinion from the employees who work in this environment? I was baffled.

Considering how difficult it is to concentrate when your busy gulping down waters, I’d think this would be up there on the “to fix” list. Not that it’s a deal breaker, but I would prefer this to be included in my Human Resources handbook.

Now I know when the Office Manager explains that maintenance is on their way, it’s simply fiction. No one is coming to save me.

Let the countdown begin. T-minus 10 days and counting until my productivity is back to a normal level. That is, unless my company could protect themselves from this unfavorable weather but they would need Enron’s assistance for that!

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