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?

I think you need to be proactive about this.
take a couple of thermos cool bottles full of ice and keep sipping water out of them.
loose clothing in natural fabrics. Hair tied up if possible to keep it off your neck.
fans everywhere.
suggest in advance that they buy a portable air con unit ?
yes it’s not the hottest it’s ever been but some buildings get much warmer than others, especially those with poor insulation and lots of windows !

As much as it pains me to say it, a lot of women are irrational and over-dramatic 😂
There’s examples on this forum on a daily basis of people making huge mountains out of tiny molehills.

Anyway, we clearly disagree which I think is fine as it’s an AIBU, so there’s bound to be differing opinions.
We will all be back to moaning about the grey, cold summer soon 😅

Now you're making me laugh.

STOP MAKING ME LAUGH

😂😂

Hopefully you’re cooling down a bit now

Really? The Met Office forecast for my part of Sussex is 30 tomorrow, 31 on Tuesday.

The BBC have 28 for both days though, so I hope they're right.

I was working in a big open plan office in 1976, where the outside walls were 50% windows, most of which had fixed panes and couldn't be opened.

We used to take in face flannels, wet them, ring them out and stick them in the fridge. They were remarkably effective when you draped them on the back of your neck!

A John Lewis hand held fan which can sit works well in a clinic room. I used to position it by the computer, there's no need for a pat test. It helped me get through a busy clinic in a hot stuffy room.

There’s this marvellous invention called ‘A FAN’.

@vicryl4Sounds like the one I use. 3 settings and a fair bit of power. I love mine

I dunno. I worked in an office which was vile, we had the Dyson type fans, at least 15 of them
i had a USB one on my desk as did everyone else
would wear a lightweight top and cropped trousers and my top would be wet with sweat at the back, walking in the office was like hitting a wall of heat
I am SO glad I don’t work there any more as it was ridiculous

Also NHS office here, we were allowed to do our hours extra early(starting at 4am)in order to miss the heat.

Italian here, here are my tips:

• A rechargeable hand fan from Amazon that can be angled on your desk.
• Mint roll on https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dynamint-Muscle-Joint-Roll-on/dp/B00DCT8EL8
• Cooling spray for face
• Take a small bottle of mineral water that’s been in the freezer over night

Also probably some offices maybe hotter on Tuesday if they are closed and the air con is off, reduced.

I bought a fan and brought it into the office. PAT testing is recommended but not essential.

A tad dramatic.

Take a thermal water bottle with iced water. Move slowly. Wear your hair up. Natural fabric clothes. Take a neck fan or equivalent.
stay hydrated. It was 40 degrees in my classroom during the last heatwave with fractious 5 year olds. Opening the windows lets the hot air in. Same room drops to 12 degrees in the winter.

I hear you OP. I’m exactly the same and it doesn’t need to even be that hot to bring on a
migraine for me. I dread sunny weather in the office, as everyone seems to be unable or unwilling to open windows and I feel
like the fresh air nag. But it seriously makes me ill and anyone who suffers from genuine migraines know how debilitating they are.

In London it’s going to be 33 and likely feel hotter

Well your username is quite apt!

genuinely- when did we become such lightweights? Ok so it’s quite hot in some areas, but bloody hell, we are not living in the sun!!

It may be 22 degrees in your particular place but in Greater London it was 32 degrees today and is going to be 34 tomorrow and the day after. It’s likely to be closer to 40 degrees inside if the op says it’s normally around 5 degrees warmer inside the office.

Buy a rechargeable fan, as long as you charge it at home, it doesn't need pat testing

I, and the rest of my colleagues, spent years working in offices with no ac, fans blowing papers everywhere, and the windows closed to keep the hot air out. And yet we coped, no-one fainted, and we have far longer periods of hot weather than you do in the UK. What is wrong with people these days?

I worked in a similar office OP . Large glass windows , little ventilation and lots of computers generating heat . I was used to hot summers but this felt horrendous to me . I fainted . Some good suggestions here . Hope some of them help .

Air con and air purifier really needs to be installed in hospitals.
Op I hear you ! .
These buildings are so badly designed. .can you small bottle of water spray and get small portable fan . Take ice packs

@Chocolateapot these mini rechargeable fans will save you and as other pp said no pat testing !
They hold their charge for hours !