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A dispute broke out in the third-floor office after some staff kept lowering the thermostat while others quietly —nudgingbudgingjudgingfudging it back up. Facilities finally stepped in to —resolvedissolverevolveevolve the conflict by installing a locked cover over the control panel. Employees can now only request a temperature change by filing a short —requestcontestprotestarrest with the building manager. Most people admit the new system, while a bit —bureaucraticdemocraticaristocraticacrobatic, has actually kept the peace.