Is this a thing now?

[chickenlittle]

Our dishwasher has been on the fritz for a couple of weeks, and someone was supposed to come fix it today. When the company called yesterday to confirm the appointment, they asked if I had AC, and I told them no. They said their technicians don't work in unairconditioned environments if it's over 85 degrees (it's currently 91 here). They rescheduled me for August 5th. 

Am I overreacting in my rage about this? I know it's only a dishwasher, but ugh.

[chickenlittle]

Jul 19, 2013 12:00:15 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

ugh, WTF?

That sounds like a shitty company policy. Time to call someone else!

It's still under warranty, and this is the company that GE contracts with in our area. I've called GE to complain, and they're "looking into it." 

[Deleted]

"Prissy Plumber Company" at your service.

I would be a bit ragey. I love my dishwasher.

[Deleted]

I would get it if it was outside, but I would assume your house is still relatively cool during the day!

That's a little nuts for an indoor work job.

[RoxMonster]

I have not heard of that, but is it an OSHA thing?

The company my H works for has had a bunch of their stores get in trouble with OSHA recently because when an OSHA rep showed up, the temperature in the store was too high for working conditions.

[VillainV]

I have definitely never heard of that.

[snickers]

It's nice for their employees I guess.
But c'mon, lots of people have to work in environments non air conditioned.

[chickenlittle]

Jul 19, 2013 12:06:00 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

I have not heard of that, but is it an OSHA thing?

The company my H works for has had a bunch of their stores get in trouble with OSHA recently because when an OSHA rep showed up, the temperature in the store was too high for working conditions.

I don't know. We had someone here fixing our stove yesterday, and it was 95, so probably not? 

Moral of the story is we need to better research when buying appliances so the shit stops breaking.

[Tea-rific]

I have never heard of this.

[bornbaker]

Um, what? That's dumb. I'm all for employee safety, but damn! Have them bring water in a huge jug! Or the company could ask if it was ok if they had water for the guy to drink.

I wish I didn't have to go to work if it's over 85. Right now our kitchen reaches temps over 100. Even with the fans/vents going.

[curtains]

What if you needed them to fix your air conditioner?

[RoxMonster]

Jul 19, 2013 12:29:25 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Jul 19, 2013 12:06:00 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

I have not heard of that, but is it an OSHA thing?

The company my H works for has had a bunch of their stores get in trouble with OSHA recently because when an OSHA rep showed up, the temperature in the store was too high for working conditions.

If it was an OSHA thing, there would be LOTS  of people nationwide who wouldn't have to work during summer. Not every job has a nice, ACed office LOL

I know, that's why I was surprised when H told me this. The school I taught in just got air conditioning a couple years ago, so I am fully aware of the pain of the no AC LOL.

[RoxMonster]

Jul 19, 2013 12:34:11 GMT -5 AutumnRose25 said:

Jul 19, 2013 12:32:58 GMT -5 RoxMonster said:

I know, that's why I was surprised when H told me this. The school I taught in just got air conditioning a couple years ago, so I am fully aware of the pain of the no AC LOL.

What kind of store is it? Does it sell food? 

Schools without AC are the worst! Ours didn't have it and it was the suck

No, it's a store that does custom framing and sells artwork. I could definitely understand regulating temps in a food store. I brought up the fact that many schools don't have AC (along with other places) so how were they not getting penalized and he wasn't sure. Now I'm curious and want to look into this.

[lolly]

Jul 19, 2013 12:16:04 GMT -5 curtains said:

What if you needed them to fix your air conditioner?

When our AC broke, we were told they could only work in our attic early in the morning before it reached a certain temperature, or they could only work in 15 minute increments once that temp was reached (I can't remember the temp now). I believe it was OSHA related.

[circa1978]

Eh, I understand the attic thing but the dishwasher, not so much.

[leeann]

I'm guessing that particular firm may have had an employee die or suffer heat stroke or something, so they may have altered their policy around this. It sounds more like an internal company policy, maybe based on some bad WC issue or something.