They responded that they did not want me changing the A/C settings, so they were not amenable to providing the thermostat passcode
Occasionally you need to be careful what side jobs you take on; You start out well-intentioned, trying to make an extra buck, and wind up getting taken advantage of in some instances, recently, this happened to me when I answered an ad from Craigslist. It was a gig where somebody needed a property sitter for 2 weeks; At first I was more than gleeful to take over this job from them and make some extra money. Somewhere along the line, but, it turned into a bit of a nightmare. I have been at the property for a couple of hours when I noticed that the indoor air temperature was getting pretty hot. I waited around and turned on a ceiling fan, hoping that I would cool down. I did not want to waste any energy or abuse the luxurious air conditioning and UV air purifier that was installed in the house, and however, after an hour of covered in sweat while I sat perfectly still, I got up and investigated the thermostat, however that’s when I found that the air temperature control had been set at 76 degrees and there was a passcode on it. I texted the homeowners and ask them politely if I could please have the passcode to cool down the property since I would be staying in there for the next two weeks. They responded that they did not want me changing the A/C settings, so they were not amenable to providing the thermostat passcode. They said my pay would decrease greatly if I continued to bother them about the indoor air quality, and unluckyly for them, I used to labor for an Heating & Air Conditioning shop. I simply pop to the thermostat off the wall and hardwire does the air conditioning unit so it was powered on, then good luck with your energy bill, suckers.