To be worried about going in the office in this heat already?

[Chocolateapot]

I work in an NHS building on the second floor with no aircon. There are windows but these only open a fraction and don't let much air in. When it is hot it gets so unbearable I end up feeling genuinely unwell with a headache. A few years ago apparently someone fainted the office got so hot. AIBU for already worrying about next week in this heatwave?

You’re lucky if that’s the only thing in life you have to worry about.

Most classrooms are far worse. 30 kids, windows that can only open a crack , rooms that too small and badly built, no fans or aircon…

They just get on with it.

What about these cordless rechargeable fans https://amzn.eu/d/05PkCI7o like this?

Mobile classrooms are the worst!

Oh 🤫

For what it’s worth, I’m in the NHS and would never expect work to bring a fan. You can bring your own, just get it PAT tested, or get a USB one that plugs into your computer/a power bank.

I’d much rather be sat down inside with a fan on when it’s 30 degrees out than landscaping for 9 hours a day in my thick cargo trousers.

The entire UK poised to quit in the heat. Then we wonder why we are fucked as a nation.

Out hospital is providing loads of fans and portable air con units.
Fans - managers usually just have to request.

Where I work fans are not allowed in the clinical rooms due to infection risk but I think offices are different. Also if you have a fan that plugs into a USB connector (available on a lot of work computers) I don’t think it needs PAT testing

I don’t know why some posters are being so snippy to the OP !
25c is really lovely in a shaded area with air circulating eg I have been in cafes and shops that didn’t have AC but were on the shady side of the street with their doors wide open and it’s fine .
OP will be working possibly with the sun streaming in through windows , windows only open a crack so no airflow .
That would very quickly make me feel very unwell .
All you can do is take a small rechargeable personal fan ( John Lewis have a very good one ) wear coolest clothes you can and drink cool water during the day .
Also Avene have a small aerosol spray to help cool your face .

MN is so funny at times!

I’m in the same position and I’m certainly not worried. It is what it is

In ye olden days when I was at school (1970s and 1980s) I remember going outside for lessons under the trees fairly frequently - which wasn't allowed by the time I was teaching in the 1990s.

I'm not sure whether the four Yorkshiremen are remembering the past accurately with their faux bafflement about how they managed in the past. It wasn't harder, people didn't moan less, humans haven't actually changed much in just a few decades.

It's not nice working when it's so hot and there's no aircon/windows that only open a fraction. I work in a care home, the heating is stuck on at the moment so we're waiting for someone to fix it. I've requested fans especially for residents who are cared for in bed. Windows are obviously only able to open a tiny way as they have restrictions for safety. Obviously we're on our feet for 13 hours too.

I ensure my colleagues take extra breaks, we are lucky that we have two water coolers, and I buy loads of ice lollies for staff and residents. The bosses do allow us to wear a t shirt instead of our uniform which is kind of them as many homes don't allow this.

OP I also always take a couple of bottles just over half filled with water which have been in the freezer the night before, top it up with water and it stays cold for a few hours. I've noticed some people are affected more than others naturally by certain temperatures. Some residents will still feel a chill whilst walking within the home and garden wearing a vest, top, cardigan etc in the height of summer!

We often moved desks to the outside when I was at primary school til 1992 and high school until 1995. Even we moved the old wooden desks.

When I was in year 4, my classroom was a mobile. Which are not suitable in UK weather - sweltering in the hot weather and freezing in the winter. The mobile classrooms were supposed to at the school for 10 years. My friend's DD who is 19 started school and still were there and got rid of it 2 years later. Someone worked out it was at school for 42 years.

We spent most of the hot days under trees next to the classroom and in the library in the worst of the winter

Cheers that REALLY makes me feel old... given I was 7 in 1976....they were hot, dam, hot. And it lasted months

My teen is a “fainter”. Just got to stand still for too long and he’s down! He’s particularly susceptible in hot weather but he just gets on with it! I’m sure he’d be a little bit thrilled to faint at college and have all the girls running round after him! 😂

The hysteria and anxiety over a few days heat is ridiculous.
Get a grip. Take a fan and stay hydrated.
It’ll be back to normal temperatures in a few days time.

Hysteria?? Take your own advice and get a grip and whilst you're at it, check your internalised misogyny and cut it out. When a woman airs her concerns DO NOT call it 'hysteria'. It's disgusting hearing another woman say that.

Please don’t tell me to ‘cut it out’. I’m not sure who you think you are. I’m perfectly entitled to voice my opinion on an open forum. And do go away with your internalised misogyny rubbish. I’d say the same thing to a bloke if they’d posted.

It is hysteria.

It’s warm. It’s not even that warm. 23 degrees at the height of the heat today.

It is not so warm that you can’t sit in the office. Take a cold drink if needed.

"This heat" is just normal summer weather. You can't refuse to work because it's a bit warm, that's utterly ridiculous. Wear loose clothing and drink plenty of water, you'll be fine.

That’s where you live though, isn’t it? Are you really so hard of thinking that you need that pointing out?

Pretty sure the warmest it’s been today is about 25.

And OP is worried about something that’s two days away?! Knowing our weather it could break tomorrow. Freaking out about “this heat” is just crazy behaviour