To be worried about work with the temperature tomorrow

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I work in the NHS, based in a large open plan office. It’s pretty warm in there generally even when it’s cool outside. I’m really concerned about how hot it is going to be tomorrow and if I have any leg to stand on re working from home?

DH & I are farmers so we have no choice but to work in all weathers 💪 & I have to say reading threads like this does give me a giggle.

Do you ever stop to think about restaurant chefs for example who work in much higher temperatures or manual workers out maintaining utilities or road maintenance etc.

Bring a fan, cold water, splash water on your face & carry on. No, you don't to go home for the day.

My husband works on a kiln in a pottery !! You are being extremely unreasonable.

Nope! The NHS can barely afford the basics, let alone air con! 😂. It’ll be over 30deg on our labour ward tomorrow and whichever of my colleagues is covering there (not me this time fortunately!) will be scrubbing and gowning to do epidurals in that heat. Theatres are often cooler but not always by much. It can be a real problem for staff (my normal BP is about 95/60 which doesn’t leave much room for vasodilating and cerebrating sensibly/staying conscious) as well as the patients.

DS works in a restaurant in central London. A recently converted old building and the air con isn't working, the temperature is off the scale.

Funnily enough last week some salesmen from the air con company turned up with some potential customers because they wanted to show off demonstrate how effective their air con was. That didn't go well! 🤣🤣🤣

All these posters saying oh what about the police, on a kiln etc yes I would expect some jobs to be more likely to have to manage more extreme temperatures.

Did I conceive that being a therapist would mean I had to work in humid and sticky conditions due to a lack of NHS infrastructure? Not really, I just wanted to help people and not feel sick from the heat.

In a way I would rather be outside and able to wear shorts, soak my head in cold water, move to shade if you could etc, maybe a bit of a breeze
I have a horse so I’m happier outside as long as I can shove my head under a hosepipe!

than stuck in an office with no windows, no air and a strict dress code plus body and computer heat!

Just keep it there and make sure it's added to the PAT list next time.

😂Hospitals are hotter than hell in this country.
I was in a private hospital in March, they had heated floors which did not have a room control. I ended up wetting towels in the bathroom to put on my legs I was so hot.

Facecloth idea is a good one thanks. I’m going to do that.
I’ve got a days training tomorrow in a building which is basically a metal box 🥵

Dress appropriately, take a fan and hydrate well, take breaks if needed and you'll be absolutely fine. It's hot, but you won't boil alive.

Lets hope none of the judgy people who commented on the recent thread about HCPs with bad teeth are visiting hospitals tomorrow….they're gonna be sorely disappointed by the sweaty, frizzy, probably slightly smelly bunch of staff they encounter 🤣.

Edit - Lost the post I was quoting. The one on page two at the head tilting that this is just normal summer.

Completely this! Up until 3 years ago, a temperature of 33 degrees (the forecast in the Midlands tomorrow) had never even been recorded in the entire of Scotland. And the closest highest temperature before that was recorded 20 years earlier. 22-23 degrees is typical British summer. 33 degrees is considerably warmer than average and our buildings and uniforms are not designed for it.

😂😂 I do love your take on farming!

Think doing hard exercise whilst using heavy machinery in full safety gear. No chilling in the shade in shorts & t.shirt unfortunately.

Same…no external doors in my tiny classroom, hot as a hellfire, ‘safety’ windows only open about 4 inches (not sure what danger a ground floor open window would pose to 8 year olds!) and 34 x Year 3s! Yay 🙌🏼😩

Surely it's going to be really hot at home too?

Uk is so funny when it comes to weather

44 degrees where I am, nothing stops or closes, we have to work, we go to work..and no, no air con

Seriously get a grip.

Lots of people will be working hard physical jobs in this heat and they won't just get to say, I can't be arsed to do it as it's uncomfortable for a few days.

It will probably hit 35 to 40 on the shop floor i work on, I will be stood up all day, lifting, carrying and running backwards and forwards.

People need the shit I make, its vital stuff, I worked through covid as did my colleagues because we had to. We mitigated those risks and we'll do what we can to mitigate the heat but basically we will woman up and get on with it. People in hot countries manage daily.

Its a few days hot weather. Drink lots, use a fan and stop being so weak.

Get a sports towel, wet it and pop it in your freezer. By the time you get to work it'll have defrosted and pop it around your neck. Alternatively I have seen a few women peri menopausal use neck fans.

Its competitive over heating OP. Think yourself lucky. You could be doing a 20 hour shift in Hades wearing a fur coat, fleece lined leggings, a Christmas jumper, and a merino wool base layer...

You have my sympathy however I am at work in a PRU tomorrow. Just a range of classrooms, not many opened windows (due to pupils trying to climb in or out) and extremely hot corridors like a maze with no natural light or fresh air.
For once I hope they opt to give themselves a day off and enjoy the sun as otherwise we will have 40 frustrated, hot and angry young people some of whom on any given day like to kick doors through. Tomorrow's heat is not ideal for such activities and the chaos it brings.

Opting for flat shoes, hair up, thin clothing and plenty of water. I shall be counting down minutes to getting home for a bbq tea and walk near the sea.

Omg we have the same life 😲 thats actually creepy as hell

I work in a factory, heavy manual job. Glass roof, three floors up and I’m 65 it’s enough to kill me off.

The only people I feel sorry for tomorrow are people working in kitchens or greenhouses. I honestly cant even imagine what that would be like

Because it is associated with increased deaths into the 100s extra when we have heatwaves .. it affects asthmatics, people with heart conditions, people taking MH medication who can't then regulate their temperatures, the young and the old....caring for others is basic human decency...whoop whoop if it doesn't affect you eh?

Aww that's rough ...🌷🌸🌷🌸 bless you ✨️✨️✨️