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I work in an office which is often fairly cold.
Not really a problem in itself, I like it on the cool side, but my fingers seem to feel it much more than the rest of me and start to get chilly and stiff, making typing, mousing etc not all that comfortable. Have to rub my hands for a while before doing anything requiring more dexterity.
Are fingerless gloves the answer here? Seeing as it's specifically my fingers that need warming and nothing else it seems pointless, but is it worth getting hold of some to try?
Apparently I have to let go of my coffee mug sometimes 😛
Any other ideas appreciated. My favourite is "put some proper gloves on, get out and ride a bike in the sunshine" but sadly that doesn't always work.
If I had to wear gloves in the office I'd be complaining to Facilities. Back when I was in an office I had the opposite problem, I worked with lizards who would set the aircon to 30' and sit there in a hat an scarf going "it's cold!" Meanwhile I'm sweating like a small nun at a penguin shoot and wanting to take my skin off.
More seriously: get checked for Raynaud's?
It's a home office, just the two of us in it, "Facilities" consists of which of us opens the window or turns the heating on! Anyway as said I don't mind the temperature in general - fresh air is good and keeps me from falling asleep 😜
It seems a waste to turn the heating on when I'm fine apart from my sluggish fingers.
More seriously: get checked for Raynaud's?
Maybe. I don't think it's that bad. Anyway, if I had Raynaud's would fingerless gloves help?
Yes I sometimes wear fingerless thermal gloves outside as I need my fingers for delicate work. They keep your hands warm which in turn helps keep your fingers warm, even though they are not covered
When I was working outdoors at the vehicle refurbishment company, I had to use a tablet all the time to relocate vehicles on the system, so I wore wool fingerless gloves, then I found wool shooters mitts, which have the flap that folds over the fingertips. It’s possible to fold the flap over but keep a fingertip exposed for using a screen. You can get them with Thinsulate insulation, which helps a lot.
Wearing them for ten hours a day certainly helped me get through the winter.
Heated desk pad?
Heated desk pad?
I feel your pain, or actually I don't because I can't feel my fingers! I've had back to back chillblains on my hands for weeks over winter because I don't burn money and the heating stays at 16 degrees. I'm not allowed the medication to help because I'm fit and healthy. My mum got me some fingerless gloves to help before I resort to a heated pad and they do make a difference but the feeling of the mouse under gloves does take some getting used to. I'd say go for it but go for some as thin as possible, I think they help a lot with the circulation in the hands.
Make sure your wrists are insulated. Fingerless gloves might help but make sure the cuffs are long enough, or get the tops off a pair of thermal socks to cover that gap between sleeve and glove.
If I had to wear gloves in the office I'd be complaining to Facilities.
This ^^^.
Office i used to work in had been modified from a large attic storage space. So the AC was badly situated, underpowered and over localised. Those sitting under it roasted in the winter or froze in the summer. Sit between 5 and 10m away from it, you'd be good. Sit more than 10m away, freezing all winter, roasting all summer. And it was an uninsulated corrugated metal roof.
They couldn't fix it and eventually turned it back into a storage space. I'd been in there 3 years, some of my colleagues had been in there a decade or more.
Yes. I wear 'Heat Holders' fingerless gloves for about 4 months a year. They definitely help. I use a heated mouse as well!
It's definitely getting worse as I get older. This year I've had blisters on my fingers that have taken weeks to heal. Keep your arms and wrists warm, and have a hot drink to hold!
It might only work for the mouse hand, but a tealight on the desk next to the mouse mat can radiate quite a bit of heat as far as your fingers.
I've often wondered if there's a mitten you could get or adapt so it covers the top of your hands but leaves underneath free for mouse and keyboard use.