One of my coworkers was scolded by his boss today for not wearing a tie. The guy was just sitting at his desk quietly doing his work, when all of a sudden his boss started telling him off, saying, “When you’re at work, you must wear a tie!” and “If we were called to an urgent meeting, we’d have to wait for you to put on your tie!” My coworker apologized profusely and proceeded to retrieve the tie that he keeps in his desk drawer and put it on.

I guess that means my company has officially rejected the Cool Biz campaign.

It serious is ridiculous, though. All day long, the AC is blasting, yet we’re all sitting around with our sleeves rolled up and ties loosened, sweating like pedophiles on a playground. What’s a person got to do to cool off around here?