It turns out that I could, but it took a whole lot of hydration in the summer and quite a few extra layers in the wintertime.
I’ve taken two warehousing jobs in my life so far. I was drawn in by the amount of income compared to the typical retail jobs I had taken beforehand. The work was a good deal more hard, but I certainly didn’t mind the exercise. Or at least, I would not have minded it near as much were it not for the extreme temperatures I had to endure at my first warehousing job. I remember seeing the warning on the application about how the warehouse was not climate controlled. Before I even knew what I was getting into, such a statement gave me pause. Both our winters and summers are brutal around here. I wondered if I could hack it. It turns out that I could, but it took a whole lot of hydration in the summer and quite a few extra layers in the wintertime. On my lunch break, I would dash out to my vehicle just so I could enjoy its climate control for the 30 or so minutes that I had off. When I traded this warehousing job for another one that was in a building that was climate controlled, I felt utterly spoiled those first few days on the job. It was the summertime again, and the air conditioner felt amazing. I was able to work so much harder and faster with the benefit of air conditioner! My manager was quite impressed with the amount of work I was able to get done in a day, but when I explained the conditions I worked in before, he understood.