Comment on Sweatshop

• LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  As a UXD who was a firmware dev for products (not thermostats, but similar things), in looking at this display, I’d bet money it’s not capable of showing numbers past 99. The layout doesn’t seem to allow space for more than a 2 digit temp reading.

  The ‘heat’ and ‘fan’ indicators on either side of the temp reading are in a fixed location, so the temp display would max at 99. It’s highly plausible the real temperature exceeds that as you say.

  Are you in the US? This situation feels like something OSHA would frown upon.

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  • Asafum@feddit.nl ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It is “hilarious” that you would mention that because I joked with the guys at work that I bet they bought a thermostat that isn’t capable of reading 100° lol

    I’m in the US, and OSHA has only ever shown up once on a perfect 75° day and we apparently had notice ahead that they were coming.

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    • floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      There is definitely no space for a 2-segment to the right of “heat”. You can check by looking at it from a flat angle, you should be able to see all possible legends reflecting light off the LCD

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    • LillyPip@lemmy.ca ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I doubt they did that intentionally – i think many indoor thermostats don’t allow space past 99 (I just checked mine, and it doesn’t either), because that’s an unreasonable temperature for indoor spaces, and would be such an edge case that display space is more important from a design perspective.

      The point is that’s an unreasonable temperature. Sorry they’re treating you like this. Makes me angry for you.

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  • Gerudo@lemm.ee ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also noticed it’s a Honeywell Home version. Most likely not “industrial” grade and would have no reason to show beyond 99.

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• tyler@programming.dev ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Sorry I’m not saying to complain so they change it. I’m saying complain and now you have a written record for osha that the temperature is unreasonable. You can now force their hand.

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  • Asafum@feddit.nl ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Oh, yeah I’m on record for that for sure. I’m part of the health and safety team so every month each summer I bring up the heat lol

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• RagingRobot@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Can you also say that what they are telling you is unreasonable? They should be working in the same building if they think it’s ok.

  I always wonder about these situations where the breakdown is. Somewhere someone’s boss is just ignoring the needs of those below them and they think they are helping the company. You need to find where that’s happening

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  • Asafum@feddit.nl ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s a small enough company that decisions that involve any expensive expansions go to the owner. He’s already denied a request to set up a few fans near the ceiling to get airflow from one side of the building out to the other so anything like an actual a/c are out of the question.

    The general response is “we told you it gets bad in the summer, if you don’t like it there are plenty of doors to walk out of.”

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• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I have a thermostat that looks just like that at home. It doesn’t go to 100°, like the other commenter said.

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