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TAKE THIS JOB AND SHIVER IT: CHILLY OFFICES PLAGUE WORKERS

Two long-sleeved shirts, a sweater, a fleece jacket, two scarves and two pairs of socks.

That has been Karen Ericson’s go-to outfit in her office in Des Moines, Iowa, in recent weeks.

“I am still shivering,” the 39-year-old graphic designer said last week, estimating the temperature in the office was in the mid-60s while outside, the city hit 19

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