Cuomo vs. Nixon requirements are new office temperature wars

Cuomo vs. Nixon requirements are new office temperature warsCuomo vs. Nixon requirements are new office temperature warsWhats the right office temperature? The perennial debate among disgruntled employees became a topic of interest for the upcoming televised debate between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and his Democratic challenger Cynthia Nixon this Wednesday ahead of the primary.Cuomo is known for preferring arctic temperatures for his public appearances. AsKeith L. T. Wright, a former member of the New York State Assembly, once put it, his rooms can feel like a meat locker. But the Nixon campaign was not going to let his preference be the default. Rebecca Katz, a strategist for Nixon, reportedly asked WCBS-TV, the station hosting the debate, to up the temperature to 76 degrees, because working conditions are notoriously sexist when it comes to room temperature, so we just want to make sure were all on the saatkorn page here, according to an email obtained by The New York Times.In response, a representative to Cuomo later minimized the request,telling CNN that,Unlike Cynthia Nixon, the governor has more important things to focus on than the temperature of a room.Yes, office temperatures have been dialed for menScience is on Nixons side. Office temperatures have long been calibrated for the comfort of men over women. One 2015 study found that office thermostats are set with the assumption that all employees are 40-year-old men weighing 154 pounds. The topic sparked a debate of its own on social mediaSome thought that 76 degrees was way too hotWhile others found Nixons request to raise an important issue of who gets to be the defaultThe heat is on for the debate, but it remains to be seen what temperature is actually going to be set for it. Melissa DeRosa, Cuomos top aide, posted a picture of Cuomos dog Captain lying in ice, with the caption Captain recovering from attending debate prep in gruppe Nixons preferred temperature.Nixon said she would debate the gov ernor in a parka if I have to because the people of New York deserve a debate.