Secretary syndrome
Years ago when I had my heating & ventilation hat on, a large networked heating control system in Glasgow attracted persistent complains from the building owners that one room in particular was too hot. Whenever I checked it, the heating was off, valves off, vents blowing ambient temperature air.
It was a mystery until the boss went inone day and checked under the desks - the typist ladies were overcompensating for their lunchtime diets by running fan heaters on their legs all day.
One more complaint was from someone who insisted on putting his desk right under the air vent and complained about the 'cold' air (really just recirculated at room temp). Absolutely would not move the desk.
A year or two later I went back on a service visit to find the offices festooned with air con units on full blast, and the heating on at the same time.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
