Work: So hot

So hot

By Anonymous - 07/10/2015 16:46 - United States

Today, the AC broke in the kitchen of the restaurant I work at. Temperatures reached over 100 degrees and one of my coworkers nearly passed out. Our boss accused us of being "dramatic" and only let us step out after I collapsed. I need this job too badly to quit. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/02/2023 16:00 - Australia

Today, I'm sitting in a disgustingly hot office with all the windows thrown open. There is no fan, and the owner won't let us use the air conditioner. The smell of mold permeates the room from the ceiling, giving me headaches by the end of the day. The owner refuses to get someone in to clean it. I can't quit. FML

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By Soap0015 - 16/08/2012 09:57 - United States

Today, I was at work as a lifeguard. The temperature was absolutely stifling, but I tried to tough it out. A couple of hours into my shift, I passed out, fell off my stand, and crashed into the water. Or so the medics tell me. FML

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By Heather Scurfield - 06/03/2022 11:00 - United Kingdom - Witney

Today, at work, I had some palpitations, which ultimately caused me to become hot, dizzy, and pass out. I couldn't go home because we were so short staffed, and three different colleagues asked me if I was pregnant. FML

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Hot hot hot

By Anonymous - 04/07/2021 23:01 - United States - Steele

Today, after asking my family to quiet down at a restaurant, my mom told me to go outside. In 100+ degree weather. So I did, and after what seemed like an hour, my family ran out screaming because they thought I'd been kidnapped. I nearly got heatstroke to show my family that sensory overload is real. FML

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By Frozen - 10/03/2014 14:23 - United States

Today, the heater went out at work. I was shivering so hard that someone thought I was having a seizure. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/01/2015 17:24

Today, my manager gave me hell for leaving the restaurant early yesterday. Guilty as charged, but only because I was rushed to the hospital after going into diabetic shock. This assmunch is convinced that I either faked it all to get off work early, or that I'd been eating our own stock. FML

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WCARlover 34

Thursday 8 October 2015 6:33

Hope it's fixed soon :( regulated kitchens are bad enough! But even if it is fixed soon you should still look for another job because your employer just showed that he doesn't respect you guys or think of your well being

jesterinperil 28

Thursday 8 October 2015 6:33

Assuming it's a chain restaurant, file a complaint to someone higher up than your boss. Whether it be about your boss' behavior or just asking for the AC to be fixed, no one should have to work under those conditions. Best of luck OP.

Comments

Sovereign_Sergal 16

Thursday 8 October 2015 19:21

No joke call osha

Dominus101 20

Thursday 8 October 2015 20:17

That's completely unacceptable work conditions and your well being is nothing to play with, your boss needs to fix that ASAP talk about Hells Kitchen !

DoomedGemini 37

Thursday 8 October 2015 21:58

And here we have the 'my life is worse' Olympics in the comments..

redpanda39 10

Thursday 8 October 2015 22:00

Sheesh. Even with proper AC, the kitchen where I work gets pretty damn hot. I would hate to work in that kitchen without AC. Definitely FYL. And for those saying it could be hotter, buck up: shove it. Just because you're used to handling those temperatures doesn't mean everyone else can. I don't tell people from Arizona to buck up in the cold because it's colder in Utah. Your body is used to handling temperatures you regularly deal with. Put it in hotter or colder temperatures and it's not going to handle it as well.