I agree, but actually, I think slashdotters are misunderstanding this research: First of all, the study states that employees are more productive when the office temperature is *comfortable*, as opposed to cold (they found higher productivity at 77 degrees, compared with 68). Second of all, did anyone notice that this study has a sample size of only 9 -- only 9 employees? Social research is never meaningful when the sample size is that small.
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I agree, but actually, I think slashdotters are misunderstanding this research: First of all, the study states that employees are more productive when the office temperature is *comfortable*, as opposed to cold (they found higher productivity at 77 degrees, compared with 68). Second of all, did anyone notice that this study has a sample size of only 9 -- only 9 employees? Social research is never meaningful when the sample size is that small.