Work Life – RJ Haye

She/Her Pronouns

Nashville, TN

Senior Marketing Professional Specializing in Marketing Strategy, Brand Development, & Creative Management

Category: Work Life

The Battle for Control Over the Office Thermostat

Posted on March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 by RJ Haye

Most women I know that work in an office are cold. Office thermostats are often set to the high 60’s, and a lot of research points to this number being decided upon decades ago, when offices were full of men wearing suits all the time. Nowadays, with workforces mixed and dress codes more lax, office spaces are shared by men and women who are wearing less layers and lighter fabrics. And as some of the workforce ages, temperature needs vary greatly. The battle for control over the office thermostat rages on in offices… so what’s on to do?

Three [Different] Work From Home Tips

Posted on March 15, 2021March 19, 2021 by RJ Haye

With much of the world having transitioned to working remotely in March or April of 2020, there’s no shortage of blog posts with tips about working from home. Instead of repeating much of the advice that’s already out there, I figured I’d share some slightly different advice. Two of these are things I found helpful when I transitioned to working from home full time back in 2019. The last one is relevant to being a remote employee, but moreso right now, because I saw it a lot with more members of the workforce being pushed out of their offices and into their homes.