Anonymous wrote:If you Google motion sensor you might be able to find the manuel. Mine was a lutron--I could easily reprogram to stay on for 30 min by holding down and waiting for it to blink a number of times.

This is a good idea. Maybe wait another week to see if your employer fixed it, then Ask a maintenance person directly if you can borrow a ladder.
I do like picturing someone swinging a Swiffer around though.

I have this 'problem', though I kind of like when the lights go off. I have enough natural light that I can still see to work, it kinds of calms the mood/vibe, and people think I am not in my office so they don't come bother me. However, my boss is bothered by the fact that she can't tell if I am there or not (she looks, sees the light off, and thinks I am not available) so she has made it a priority to get it fixed. Thankfully we have an office manager who decides her own 'priorities' so I am probably safe for a few years!

Anonymous wrote:It's a small price to pay for making a difference for the planet. Reorient your desk so that waving your arms is enough to set off the sensor. Or throw a bouncy ball at it

Oh please. It's not about the planet, it's about saving money.

Interrupt the person who told you no every 15 minutes when your light goes off.

Calculate how many manhours a week you are having to spend trying to get the lights in your office to work. Calculate how much of your salary is being spent on this ridiculous task each week. Calculate how much they think they are saving on electricity by having you work in the dark. Surely the results will show that they are actually spending more money paying you to make the lights come back on than they are "saving" in electricity. Type up your findings. Present your documentation to management.

Do you have a window?

Buy a mylar balloon filled with helium. Tie a really long string to it. Tie one end of the string to your desk or office chair somehow. Tug the string every 15 minutes.

Anonymous wrote:Talk to the bosses, because this sounds unreasonable.

But funny also

You need to figure out aomething that will trigger the motion sensor. I knew one office where the had a floor standing oscillating fan that they set up under the sensor and it kept the lights on. Maybe a roomba?

Any update?

Your lights should not be going off on you. You are a professional and should be treated as such. Why has your supervisor not made efforts to get this resolved? Building maintenance should tackle this first thing in the morning. If not, they need to be buying you a floor lamp and a desk lamp ASAP.

Laser light disco ball.

In my last office I had this issue but perhaps not as frequently. Post.it note didnt work. I tried throwing just about anything at it. I had a coworker who wave his arm through the door when he'd walk by and see the light out.

I asked building sevices to replace the sensor with a regular light switch. (My sensor was where a light switch would usually be.) They refused, saying it wasn't energy efficient. But they did replace it with another sensor which helped marginally. And they eventually gave me a desk lamp.

My suggestion is to keep pushing for a switch or try to get the sensor's timing adjusted.

If you Google motion sensor you might be able to find the manuel. Mine was a lutron--I could easily reprogram to stay on for 30 min by holding down and waiting for it to blink a number of times.

It's not true that it can't be fixed. I work in a new building, and had this issue briefly. At least here, it was a quick adjustment by one of the crew.

Time to be the squeaky wheel, OP!