I returned to work today after 2+ sick days due to my work area making me sick, literally. One of my co-workers said the building maintenence person came around at my company's request, looked up at the ceiling and promptly pronounced everything to be ok. I am just amazed by that fellow's expertise!
I expected as much. We are in an old old old industrial complex in an office building that basically gets no cleaning and runs oil heat in the winter. The air intake ducts in the ceiling are ringed with black soot and the tiles haven't been changed, ever. The horror stories about this office area are too numerous to mention.
One of the engineers who helped me move remarked that he looked at other suite where my desk had been and he could only find air intake ducts, no outlet vents!
Management said I could move my desk to the engineering office at the other end of the hall where the air might be better (and where there are actual air outlet vents!). Since this was my only option I spent a good portion of the day moving most of my stuff and cleaning the blinds and every surface; I'll be doing more cleaning tomorrow too. After the cleaning and firing up the HEPA filter I did feel better in the new space, so I'm hopeful.
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