Adults who don't dress properly for winter

[Bearpawk]

Driving me mad.
I work in an office where must people have a commute or a decent walk to get to work . I'd say about 90% can't dress themselves properly.
Young woman next to me ankle trainer socks. Midriff showing. Pissing and moaning about being cold. It's 1 degree outside and it's December.
It's raining and they come in wearing canvas shoes and a fluffy coat. No umbrella or waterproofs. Then expect to have the heating on full whack all day to dry their coats and shoes out.
In a training room all day where the lead trainer (middle aged, old enough to know better) insisted on having the heating cranked up all day because she's wearing a thin acrylic jumper and got cold to the bones on the way to work and can't warm up.
Everyone without exception has access to the weather forecast via their phones. It shouldn't be a shock when it's raining or cold. Yet they dress like it's May, all year round.
They earn decent money and aren't hard up so it's not a financial issue (maybe with some of the VERY junior/ young ones fair enough )

AIBU to fed up of people moaning about being cold or wet but making zero attempt to dress appropriately for the weather ?

I can't say as I've noticed many people inappropriately dressed for the conditions.

What I have noticed sometimes in winter is colleagues wondering why I'm in snow boots when they have come in on the Tube, there is no snow or ice in town. Whereas I've come in from a rural area, it was -5C when I set off and icy/snowy!

Spring and Autumn is more tricky, there can be a ten degree variation in the day. I often go in with a coat/jumper and come home carrying them and wearing only a lightweight dress and pumps.

Does your company have a carbon reduction policy or target? Having the heating at a normal level would be an easy way to help meet it!

I thought those massive maggot puffa jackets were in? Though I remember in my 20s wearing trainer socks religiously but now I wear walking socks with cropped jeans and don’t give a fuck!

Nobody told you to wear a coat when it's cold? Did you grow up with no adults in your life, or just really rubbish ones??

I often look like I'm not dressed appropriately but I run warm, so a thin jumper for me (mostly) is fine in the office in December, often too warm if enough people have moaned and so the heating is turned up. But, although I don't like there now, I'm northern so we a) deal with the cold slightly better and b) know what clothes we need to wear.

The people who wear a thin dress and no tights then complain its cold in the middle of February do annoy me though. Put clothes on! It's much easier to take layers off if you get warm than it is to magic up layers you don't have.

Every office I've worked in has been heated/cooled to exactly 21 degrees so it's the same all year round

What is tricky is being warm or cool enough while getting to and from work and then while in it when the two are greatly different

What is it with all the jolly hockeysticks today who simply cannot comprehend that some people had to learn the skill of dressing for the weather by themselves, as an adult?

Walk down the street.
Notice that people are wearing coats.
Walk into shop.
Try coats on.
Realise that you are warm.
Buy coat.

yanbu
previous years when we should have had a window open - covid -
oh no, colleagues are cold
they dont even have a cardigan and no wonder they are cold

Dad’s at DD’s school - dropping off in winter - wearing SHORTS. WTF?

Warm clothing has never been cheaper. Supermarkets are stuffed with warm and water resistant coats, thick tights and fleecy leggings. Man made fibres can be warm and insulating (most technical outdoor clothing is man made fabrics). Failing that, there are charity shops almost everywhere (I’ve relied heavily on these for warm clothing in the past).
For most people, apart from those lacking common sense, keeping warm shouldn’t be a problem.

YANBU. I am warm-blooded now (thanks, menopause) but when I take the dog out shortly I'll be wearing a long -sleeved T-shirt, fleece and double Ventile waterproof with a scarf. Even if no one ever specifically advised on appropriate clothing, surely people can read, observe and draw a conclusion!

inca what if you want to go for a walk at lunch, supermarket or the car breaks down? You can't live in a bubble without daylight or fresh air.

I've been dressing warmly since i was a child, but I am a fan of cold weather

But what’s missing from your list is “feel really cold.”

You don’t have to buy and wear a coat just because other people are.

No they don’t. My DDs never do this and are in their late 20s. They were brought up to always wear layers in winter, lots when they set off in the morning and they can strip off if the weather changed/they were somewhere insides and they were too warm.

It’s sheer stupidity to walk about in the winter in thin clothing.

nobody told me
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@Bearpawk I'm your worst nightmare-I wear as few layers as I can get away with.Obviously I have the proper gear for doing horsy stuff or for walks and stuff, but I hate bulky clothes and in town would always rather risk being a bit cold for a while than wear a coat. I don't whinge if I do get cold though!

I do think it makes a difference whether you walk or drive. I work in school where all the students are dropped off by car. They are currently complaining about the cold, while wearing a short sleeved blouse, socks with a skirt, and a very thin jumper. Any suggestion of wearing a thermal underneath is met with smirks.

@borntobequiet - I couldn't agree more.
Like the 6th form girls I teach who wear crop tops and complain when I have the classroom windows open! I tell them that we need the ventilation and to wear a hoody!
However , maybe no-one has told them how unwise it is to wear leggings and a crop top when it's -4°c outside. 🙄

Or, heaven forfend - a fleece top! That's been met with looks of derision at our place.

Those jogger shorts? Yep, they're basically in their Pyjamas.
The plus side is they can quickly warm their hands on their groin. 😶

oh how I miss the heating level wars in the office, now I'm working from home.

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Whilst the OP was on a training day and had to be in an office, this thread contains yet another benefit of working from home. Temperature and clothing how you like it.

As for the small socks and midriff showing, it's an awful look whatever the weather and someone following a stupid fashion.

I disagree with you tbh. In my opinion, the office should be warm enough in winter that I can wear a normal amount of normal office clothes (dress, tights, shoes for example, maybe a thin jumper) and in the summer it should be cooled to be comfortable enough to wear normal clothes.
Although I agree with you that people should invest in proper coats and brollies and not dry their fluffy ones out at the office. But try telling me that when I was 21!

That doesn't sound comfy.

I'm generally the person turning the heating down and opening windows OP I get fed up with people who sit next to me and complain about the open window, sit elsewhere then.

DD2 says school is always boiling, but they keep their blazers on at nearly all times so I'm not surprised. I take my jacket off in the office, usually.