Anonymous wrote:It’s what like 60-70 at 7 am? Unless you have some strange hours and go to work at noon this should not be an issue.

Have you lived through a DC summer?? It will not get below 78 for long stretches of the summer and will be incredibly humid. Early morning and late night don't help here. She'll be sweating. Especially in the city where all the concrete and cars increase the temp feel even more.

Anonymous wrote:It’s what like 60-70 at 7 am? Unless you have some strange hours and go to work at noon this should not be an issue.

It’s at least 70F with high humidity. Plenty of people, myself included, start to sweat quickly when walking in that kind of weather.

I agree with those who recommend bringing a change of clothes, OP. Yes, it’s annoying, but IME less so than sweating in my work clothes.

Anonymous wrote:I have a driver, but I cannot imagine the metro is much worse. Aren't the trains air conditioned? And the stations?

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Anonymous wrote:I have a driver, but I cannot imagine the metro is much worse. Aren't the trains air conditioned? And the stations?

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Anonymous wrote:Hair in a sleek bun.

Flip flops.

Wear a skirt and tank top, and then your nice blouse and cardigan or jacket are carried to work on a hanger with shoes in a tote. In this weather, I’m never the only one waiting for the train carrying an entire outfit. For after work, I keep shorts and a workout top in my bag.

Carrying all this stuff (and on a hanger!) is only going to make that walk hotter and more tiring.

You’re trading carrying stuff during a commute to look good for 10 hours. Anyway, I carry way less in the summer. No extra shoes, coffee mug, packed lunch, winter coat, or other stuff. A summer outfit is nothing compared to all that.

Anonymous wrote:Hair in a sleek bun.

Flip flops.

Wear a skirt and tank top, and then your nice blouse and cardigan or jacket are carried to work on a hanger with shoes in a tote. In this weather, I’m never the only one waiting for the train carrying an entire outfit. For after work, I keep shorts and a workout top in my bag.

Carrying all this stuff (and on a hanger!) is only going to make that walk hotter and more tiring.

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Anonymous wrote:You should just assume you'll sweat like a faucet and bring wipes of some sort and a new work outfit for once you get to work, to change into.

This. Every morning, I shower and put on comfy, cotton, crap clothes and sandals for my commute and bring a complete change of clothes for work -- bra, panties, outfit, shoes. I bring a washcloth or two and do a bathroom wipe down plus fresh deodorant. Washcloths go in a ziplock to be laundered later.

I did this at my last job where I had to walk about eight blocks from the metro to the office. My boss used to commute in gym clothes, workout at the gym in the building, then change into work clothes after showering. That was a clever way to deal with the sweaty walk but I couldn’t get myself in early enough to pull it off.

Get there early. Change into something super light and airy for the walk back to the metro.

I have a driver, but I cannot imagine the metro is much worse. Aren't the trains air conditioned? And the stations?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s what like 60-70 at 7 am? Unless you have some strange hours and go to work at noon this should not be an issue.

Presumably, they are not also returning home at 7 am and it will be much hotter/more humid at the end of the work day?

Starting from now, it's not going to be 60-70F at 7am until mid-fall.

Anonymous wrote:It’s what like 60-70 at 7 am? Unless you have some strange hours and go to work at noon this should not be an issue.

Presumably, they are not also returning home at 7 am and it will be much hotter/more humid at the end of the work day?

Anonymous wrote:Agree that a full change of clothes is the way to go. I used to walk into the office looking like a camp counselor when I had a walk/ metro/ walk commute.

Back in the day (thank god it’s relaxed!) flip flops and sleeveless shirts were prohibited in our lobby. We’d line up in the shade alongside the building to change shoes and put cardigans over our shoulders before going in and then get dressed in the lobby bathroom. The big bosses who set this policy all had car service privileges so I don’t think they ever thought through how the logistics of the dress code worked!

Anonymous wrote:It’s what like 60-70 at 7 am? Unless you have some strange hours and go to work at noon this should not be an issue.

The low temps will be close to 80 next week. And the humidity is highest in the early morning. Everyone’s gonna be real sweaty.

Anonymous wrote:Are you too cheap to Uber?

Stop trolling.

Anonymous wrote:Are you too cheap to Uber?

A lot of people take the metro in this area. Go away.