Working on my cars with gloves on?

The past couple months I have beat the hell out of my hands. Currently I have a blacked thumb nail, a chunk out of my finger and a bunch of scratches. I put a water pump on my Duramax and it looked like I was fighting a bobcat. Putting the seat slides on my 66 Barracuda is what cost me the chunk of finger. So today I broke down and a couple different pairs of Mechanix Gloves. It may sound weird but I don't know if I can get used to working with them.