Azarathal Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hey guys, 4th day in a row at work with barely any heating, thermometer shows between 6-10c in the shop and the doors are broken so are always open. Health and safety guidelines state 16c although there's no legal requirements but is there anything I can do about it? I'm getting ill and had had my teeth chattering on and off because it's just as cold as it is outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 What is it you do? Are you sat at a computer? Do you have the chance to move around? Could you put on an extra layer and make a cuppa tea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 6-10*c? You lucky b*****d! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Put on an extra top and stop whinging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack1987 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Put a jumper on its minus 1 on the roof today and that's without the wind chill and I would consider it a nice day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I work in retail greeting at the doors and barely moving. I've got 3pairs of socks on, 2 shirts and a fleece and I've just lost the feeling in a few of my toes. If I step outside there is literally no difference in temperature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Are there any deals on today which I should know about? Seriously though. Layers is the key. Stick a wooly hat on if thats what it takes. If its a wooly hat shop you work in, maybe you could sport one of their own as advertisment. Could always complain to your boss? A good 5 minutes of complaining always makes me feel warm inside. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I now have 2 fleeces on too. Problem is I have to wear smart shoes and trousers so my feet are left frozen. I'm going to speak to HR and have a moan because my manager doesn't seem to care (whilst sitting in the office with two fan heaters on full) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm sure there's someone else who will do your job without whinging if you can't stand it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Or you could get a proper job that can't be successfully carried out by a piece of wood with 'Welcome, thank you for shopping at <insert shop name>' painted on it... You wouldn't hear that piece of wood complaining, no sir. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Is that a job offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Do you work at B&Q? They are always in the way when I try to get into the store! I don't get the whole door greeter thing...is this something that has jumped across the Atlantic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Go Outdoors is another one. Been there many a time, know what I want and where it is. 'Good morning, welcome to Go Outdoors. Have you shopped here before?' Inner monologue: 'What the f**k difference does it make to you? Leave me be!' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I work in a factory where the roller shutter door is constantly going up and down all night, and a bloody great draught blows through everytime it opens. And the heating is shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Ironically Go Outdoors want you to go inside. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross McArthur Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Having just come back from the States I know all too well of what its like to be met at the door by these kind of people. Once eye contact is made, they then follow you round, ask what you're looking for, then suggest things. No, I dont like that. No, thats not what Im after. No thanks. Start to ignore now. Just blank them. Turn round and give them a dirty look. They go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 As an aside Go Outdoors have the worst trained staff I've ever come across. Always very friendly and polite but christ they have no idea how their own system works. I've seen returns/exchanges take 25 minutes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted January 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I work in Maplin, it's just saying hi and it's supposed to be a theft deterrent. Currently there's 4 of us in, a guy with full thermals under his work clothes is moaning about the cold too. It's only the manager that isn't because she's in a nice toasty office. I am looking for an "out", had a few interviews recently trying to move into a career and out of a shitty retail job 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 My local maplin is usually toasty and empty. Are the doors due to be fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I went to the Maplins in Bristol and asked for wall mounting brackets to hold speakers. The chap had never heard of them. I even explained about when you go to a pub or eat out there's usually a speaker in each corner, facing down, mounted on the wall. He'd never seen that before either. Amazing. This doesn't help you, I just thought I'd recite this semi-interesting story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I work in Maplin, it's just saying hi and it's supposed to be a theft deterrent. Currently there's 4 of us in, a guy with full thermals under his work clothes is moaning about the cold too. It's only the manager that isn't because she's in a nice toasty office. I am looking for an "out", had a few interviews recently trying to move into a career and out of a shitty retail job Time to sabotage those heaters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm sure the farmers, builders, land surveyors, solar park workers and civil engineers all feel really sorry for you. As a geotechnical engineer who spent today stood still in a field in the middle of the somerset levels with it intermittently hailing, my heart bleeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Anyway, what you need is: Merino base layers / thermals. Top and bottom. Merino socks. Decent ones, can get special thick ones from the likes of Smartwool for this kinda thing. Look at your footwear. Yes it has to be smart, but could you wear a smart thermally lined boot or similar? Could you wear a down jacket or gilet? Today I wore: Merino baselayer, t shirt, sweater, thick fleece, (thin) snowboarding jacket and my hi viz goretex shell, with merino long johns and thick jeans, and merino socks x2 under Dunlop rig-air thermally lined boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeperson45 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 Under garment onesies are the way forward. Not only are they cosy, but you'll feel like a superhero when your normal clothes are over them. If you had a mask, you could run round a corner, take your clothes off and put the mask on. You're basically Spider-man. The advantages of being Spider-man are too obvious to list here. Kind of similar to Superman but Superman's so gay they should cast Alan Carr to play him. Something like this - http://www.amazon.co.uk/OCTAVE%C2%AE-Thermal-Underwear-Union-Medium/dp/B0057WI666/ref=sr_1_2?s=clothing&ie=UTF8&qid=1421877840&sr=1-2&keywords=thermal+onesie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted January 22, 2015 Report Share Posted January 22, 2015 I'm in garage work and our shutter door is constantly going too, again layers are key. No limit as to how cold it gets in the industry I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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