Vent--coworkers that are constantly cold

[pixiewings71]

I'm one of the ones who is always cold...but that's why I always have a sweater/sweatshirt with me. that way I can adjust as needed.

 

[Plannin'Shannon]

I'm one of the ones who is always cold...but that's why I always have a sweater/sweatshirt with me. that way I can adjust as needed.

Same here.

 

[cheermom1]

I haven't read all the replies but I have to tell you I am always cold and just b/c you are always hot doesn;t mean the person that is always cold is not as miserable as you are. WE ARE miserable if we get cold. I know for me my body aches and it hurts and I can't get any work done at all! of course I always have a jacket. I try to make sure I have a heater but in some place they don't allow it! I don't complain but it seems as though the people who are always hot are the ones that complain!

I just want you guys to understand that while we all sympathize with the hot peopel when do we cold people EVER get sympathy???

 

[cheermom1]

Conversly...if you are always complaining about how hot it is in the office, don't come dressed in a wool turtle neck sweater, heavy cotton pants and knee boots and then turn the termostat OFF so your co-workers (who did dress in winter type clothing but not so heavy that they could attempt an expedition to the Antartic) are freezing to death!!!! I swear it was so cold in that office my fingers would turn blue some days (and YES I kept a sweater at my desk, my request for a space heater was denied due to safety concerns). If it wasn't for my arthritic boss that sat near a drafty window insisting that the heat at least be on a little bit, I think I would have sucumbed to hypothermia.

Thank goodness I now work from home full time! No more termostat wars!

I so have to agree with this. I mean I have seen people show up with winter type clothing and don;t take it off but say how hot they are and are completely clueless at to why you are cold if they have it set so low!

 

[dallastxcpa]

I don't mind wearing a light sweater or jacket but I shouldn't have to wear a parka and burn kindling to keep warm at work.

I really hate it in the middle of a Texas summer. So you spend 4 or 5 hours in your office which is 60 degrees and then you step outside to the 100 degree weather. That's not good for anyone.

Many times when I can't stand it anymore I go into the bathroom just to run warm water on my hands to help warm me up.

 

[bgirldeb]

You can always add layers of more clothes, but there is only so much you can take off!

 

[PollyannaMom]

I used to work in office that was always exactly the opposite of outside. It was in the summer that I had to wear jackets because the AC was up high, and in the winter that I needed short sleeves because the heat was set so high. I never figured out the reason, but I figured out the pattern right away, and only bought layered outfits after that.

Those who are or know someone who is always cold, I would recommend getting checked for anemia at your next medical appointment. (It's just a blood test.) I've know a couple of people who were always cold because of that, and vitamins with iron helped some.

 

[java]

DH had a "cold complainer" in his office. He bought her a snuggie for Christmas.

 

[golfgal]

I had a roommate in college that was always cold. We would come back from class and she would have set the temp to 90. We, of course, were dressed for the weather in layers and the roommate that was cold would be in a t-shirt. We finally had to explain to her the value of a SWEATER.

Our office is cold one day, hot the next and everywhere in between. Some parts of the building are boiling, others are freezing. The problem is that they put in zoned heating, good, but for some reason our building manager seems to think that every thermostat needs to be set at the same temp. The thermostats are in the hallways but in the offices along the outside of the building, where the sun shines in. The on the north side of the building where there are a lot of trees, the offices are freezing-like wearing your winter coat and mittens freezing. If they would turn down the heat on the south side and turn up the heat on the north side, everyone would be happy.

 

[NMAmy]

I am always cold at work. Actually, my whole office is but it bothers me the most, I think, because I do tend to be more cold on a regular basis than others.

For some reason, in our building, there's an issue with the blowers in my office. I sit directly under one of these things. Most days, our office is really quite cold. I dress appropriately in layers. I have two heavier cardigans on the back of my chair. I have a lap blanket. I've been known to set my fingers under my laptop in an attempt to warm them up. Then we have the occasional day when it will shoot up to 85 degrees in here and the windows don't open so we drag out the fans.

They've been trying for several years to get this fixed but it's an older building and just has issues. I would love it if the local weatherman could give a report FROM our office each morning so I could have an idea as to what our little bizarro ecosystem will be like each day.

 

[RadioNate]

You can always add layers of more clothes, but there is only so much you can take off!

You'd think that right. But I'm telling you, as a person who is always cold it doesn't work that way.

If I get cold, truly chilled, there is no amount of layers I can put on that will warm me up. Throwing a sweatshirt on doesn't help, not really. It is not like you can throw on a pair of gloves when your hands are so cold you can hardly type.

Trust me, it isn't as easy to warm up when you always run cold as "hot" people think.

 

[htmom]

I am always cold at work. But I have to wear a uniform, so no piling on the extras. Plus I have a coworker who insists he is always hot, so he keeps turning the air higher. The owner of the company gets so mad because everytime he comes in the temp is like 62 and then he starts asking who changed it, we all tell him, but NOTHING ever gets done because he will say "**** please keep your fingers off the thermostat" and **** will say "OK" Then the boss leaves.....

 

[golfgal]

You'd think that right. But I'm telling you, as a person who is always cold it doesn't work that way.

If I get cold, truly chilled, there is no amount of layers I can put on that will warm me up. Throwing a sweatshirt on doesn't help, not really. It is not like you can throw on a pair of gloves when your hands are so cold you can hardly type.

Trust me, it isn't as easy to warm up when you always run cold as "hot" people think.

I have to disagree. I run cold but if I add enough layers of the right material, I can warm up. If you can never get warm, I think I would see a doctor and make sure your thyroid levels, iron levels, vit B and D levels are right.

 

[rgf207]

how about spouses that are constantly cold . My wife is always cold. I think I lose 30 pounds during the winter months because I sweat it all of due to the temp in the house.

 

[Eeyore'sthebest]

OP - I'm always cold so I keep a pashima on my chair and wear it constantly. If you work in the NYC area you can buy them on the street for $5 in any color you want. And they are surprisingly warm even though they are thin. It might be worth the investment just to shut them up.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I was always cold in one particular workplace. I had a big sweater on the back of my chair always ready, a blanket for my lap (I kept in my desk drawer), and a space heater. It was a big, drafty place. I didn't complain. I did my work and didn't say "boo" about the temperature. There were others that had space heaters and such too though.

 

[Christine]

I have to disagree. I run cold but if I add enough layers of the right material, I can warm up. If you can never get warm, I think I would see a doctor and make sure your thyroid levels, iron levels, vit B and D levels are right.

A few years ago, before I knew my iron was low (I was not anemic, just low iron), I would get REALLY cold. It would get to the point that I would just shiver. When that happened, no matter what I put on or how high I turned up the heat, I couldn't get warm. I distinctly remember lying in my bed, under the comforter with my robe over my PJs and heavy socks on. Shivering. I finally had to get in a really hot bath and "boil" myself to get warm. Now that I take iron supplements, I haven't had that happen.

 

[PatsMom]

I work with two women that I really like but some days I think that if I hear "I am so cold" one more time from either of them I am going to scream! The heating/cooling system in our office does not work very well. In the winter, it does sometimes get a bit cool, but not too bad. It will be 68 or 70 and to hear them talk you would think they were in the Arctic.

In the summer the air conditioner just doesn't keep up when it is warm. If you don't start the day out cold enough to need a sweater, it will be sweltering by afternoon. For some reason they seem to prefer having it be 85 degrees by 3 in the afternoon to being chilly in the morning. I have adopted a system to deal with it on the days that I have to actually be in the office. I go home. Someone actually complained that I left early on those days and I just told the boss that I get in early in the morning when the temperature is bearable. Once it gets that warm, I don't feel like I want to be near clients or co-workers - my deodorant probably stops working at those temperatures!

 

[DisneyBeagle]

OP here!! I was surprised that my vent received so many replies. I noticed that many of you say that you are also always cold, but the big difference between you and my coworker is that you understand that you should dress warmer...she doesn't. I've heard many people tell her that she should bring a sweater or jacket but she doesn't want to "ruin the look of her outfit." Today she has on a silk shirt with short (very short) sleeves and black strappy sandals.

As I also stated, the office isn't kept cold. The heat is usually up to 72 degrees. Some days it gets so warm in here for others that they have to open windows in their offices.

 

[cheermom1]

Here is the problem a lot of people seem to think that in the winter the temp should be set at a good temp like between 68 and 72 ok good! But during the summer people seem to think the lower the better! I can wear a jacket but I have to tell you that even 72 is sometimes a little too could for me but I understand comfortable for all! however if it temp is set below 68 in the summer you have a prob!!! also yes we can put on clothes but I have to tell it for me it DOES NOT help!! But then I can look at my co workers and they have long sleeves on and their jackets and complain it is hot???? that is NOT cool!!! Like I said earlier us cold people need sympathy too!