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	<title>Comments on: Dear STC: No One Cares If I&#8217;m Comfortable At Work</title>
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		<title>By: Maureen</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If &quot;Cold and Alone&quot; has a documentable medical condition that causes the problem described, she or he is entitled to a reasonable accommodation. And, I would say, the most reasonable accommodation would be to move the workspace so he or she is away from drafts, opening doors, open windows, direct-air vents, etc. Surely, there is such a spot in Cold and Alone&#039;s workplace.

Even if there is no medical condition, this problem begs for the simplest of solutions. But, as Bradley so well says, how a request is made makes all the difference. Before going to talk with the manager/supervisor or HR, write out a scenario of how you&#039;ll present the problem. Read it over, even practice it. Don&#039;t just present the problem with the expectation that something will be done, however. Be ready, before being asked, to offer a solution yourself, a solution researched in advance that you know is possible to effect. Maybe that means talking the issue over with a co-worker who has the opposite problem and wouldn&#039;t mind sitting where he can feel the cold wafting in. You won&#039;t know until you stop feeling the need to complain and begin seeing how you can be part of the problem&#039;s resolution.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If &#8220;Cold and Alone&#8221; has a documentable medical condition that causes the problem described, she or he is entitled to a reasonable accommodation. And, I would say, the most reasonable accommodation would be to move the workspace so he or she is away from drafts, opening doors, open windows, direct-air vents, etc. Surely, there is such a spot in Cold and Alone&#8217;s workplace.</p>
<p>Even if there is no medical condition, this problem begs for the simplest of solutions. But, as Bradley so well says, how a request is made makes all the difference. Before going to talk with the manager/supervisor or HR, write out a scenario of how you&#8217;ll present the problem. Read it over, even practice it. Don&#8217;t just present the problem with the expectation that something will be done, however. Be ready, before being asked, to offer a solution yourself, a solution researched in advance that you know is possible to effect. Maybe that means talking the issue over with a co-worker who has the opposite problem and wouldn&#8217;t mind sitting where he can feel the cold wafting in. You won&#8217;t know until you stop feeling the need to complain and begin seeing how you can be part of the problem&#8217;s resolution.</p>
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