To be worried about work with the temperature tomorrow

[Freakedoutandannoyed]

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?

I'm a gardener. In full sun all day.

I have moved my last min job i booked in, so no longer going 8.30-6.30, just 8.30-4, tho I'll probably start before 8 to finish a little earlier.

Also - I accept you didn't choose to be a chef, therefore didn't choose to work somewhere hot daily. But how hot your office will be tomorrow will be as hot as the window is on a winters day in a busy restaurant. The window this weekend was hitting 40 degrees and tomorrow will likely be hotter.

My point is, the people working in kitchens aren't a different type of human being. We all work the same. If it isn't dangerous in a kitchen at 30 degrees (which it isn't - it's just hot and you need to drink water), then it isn't dangerous in an office at 30 degrees either. It's uncomfortable but there's nothing to worry about.

Give me strength! Can't cope with the heat even though you have windows!

Take some ice water, take a flask, think!

Why is your default wfh, not asking for ways to cope OP?
Should the country be at standstill because of heat?

No wonder the NHS waiting lists get longer and longer.

Get your ass into work!

I recommend a neck fan. We got one when we went to Disney in Florida one August. It’s very handy for UK heatwaves.

The only people moaning on this thread about going to work tomorrow are nurses and teachers. Toughen up

A neck fan will help.

Are you able to bring in the fans that hang around your neck? I've seen a few of those about and maybe you could wear them between appointments? Also, are you able to make the the window blinds are closed during the day? I work on the wards (nurse) and naturally we don't have any aircon: so we close all windows and blinds in the daytime to stop the ward turning into a giant greenhouse. It does help to keep things cool. Obvs, make sure you have enough to drink etc.

A few years ago I worked somewhere in the UK inside a facility it was 40 degrees . I know because we had to record temperature and humidity.

I have also worked in 57 degrees outside temperature for a week in the middle east

You will survive I'm sure

I will be taking a jumper to work tomorrow and using the blanket I keep in my drawer. The a/c in my office is insane!

Imagine what it's like up on the wards doing manual work and not allowed the windows open because the patients will scream at you for making it cold 🙃

The stuff of dreams 🤣 I will ignore all the posters telling me to “get my ass into work” and I’m the problem that waiting lists are getting longer 😆
I will go in with my water and smile and do my best as usual, but I stand firm that it is unacceptable for NHS to not facilitate appropriate working conditions. Kitchens for example are very hot yes but are you trying to work with someone’s complex PTSD and manage their suicidal plans? I’m guessing not!

This did make me laugh

Think of me tomorrow OP, I'll be working in 60° heat with a full fire retardant suit on plus woolly socks so stop moaning 🙄

Only joking, I'll be at home, not working, in a very cool Scottish summer's day. I just wanted to join in on the competitive oneupmanship you always get on mumsnet cos god forbid you might be concerned about something.

And wfh for the day like you wanted to would help that? How much energy does it actually take to tell patients to have a cup of tea, run a bath and go for a walk

You are over dramatic.

Oh stop it OP, you are embarrassing those of us NHS professionals who will indeed be dealing with some heavy stuff tomorrow. Including patient facing both mentally and physically.
It's never crossed my mind to work from home because I'm hot despite being in the middle of the menopause.
I'll be taking a spare uniform top and some body spray.

Just take a fan in.

Freeze a bottle of water. Put it in a cool bag alongside one to drink.

I'm 37 weeks pregnant with twins and looking after my two year old tomorrow, you'll live.

How would WFH be any cooler than working in an office? Unless you’re planning in working from a paddling pool.

In the words of Peter Kay; ‘get yourself a Solero.’

It’s cooks, chefs, hairdressers, mechanics, builders, gardeners and anyone else who works in a genuinely hot environment I feel sorry for in summer.

Solidarity to those unavoidably working in stupidly hot environments/in sweltering uniforms/with sweaty teenagers but the martyrdom on this thread is something else 😂

Wear loose clothes and sandals if allowed. Take a water spray/mister for your face - and feet if needed. Keep hydrated.

Lots of bitter replies from people who can’t/hate working from home. I would say if you’re allowed to work from home then yes message in the morning and say you plan to work from home as you don’t manage well in the heat and the office isn’t set up for a heat wave. If you know your manager will be angry I’d just go in, but otherwise I think it’s fair enough

Why did he ask him to wear long trousers??