I sit in an IKEA Längfjäll https://www.ikea.com/at/en/p/langfjaell-conference-chair-gun... have been for a few years and I’m really happy with it. I feel like my back ache has improved since starting to use it, it’s affordable and sufficiently stylish. I don’t like wheels although they can be installed.
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#22Net/mesh chairs are just nonsense for me. Why is that even recommended? Is it because people sweat profusely when they sit?
I sweat enough that it makes the faux leathers pretty gross. This is an bigger issue for my home chairs as I don't bother to put a shirt on before hopping on the internet.
In an office, while the chair at my desk probably stays there forever, there's no guarantee. Inadvertently swapping chairs happens all the time. The microbiological reality is probably the same, but my intuition is more comfortable with the idea that my successor might endure a mesh chair than a cushion sodden by my years of perspiration.
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#24I sit half-standing at a really tall desk on a stool I made out of a big sheave, a 3" steel pipe, and a piece of rough-cut 3/8" plate. so I get to stand up and work and sit down and work without a big fuss. it tilts forward and back just because of the way the casters sit under the sheave. it sounds really uncomfortable, but anything else makes me feel all cramped up.
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#26I've got one of these cheapo kneeling chairs in my home office: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/274436164319
I told myself that if it was okay I'd get a better, more expensive one, but never did.
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#27Aeron for life.
Same. I buy them used and my entire family (kids included) has them for their desk.
They’re incredibly comfortable and long-wearing. The gas cylinders are replaceable when needed (cheap and straightforward albeit a lot of force is needed to break the old cylinder free from the base).
If you want to save money, find one with a flat cylinder. Many people assume they’re not repairable.
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#28I stand a lot
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#29Standing desk, can highly recommend. I worked at Google for some time, and most offices had a Lifespan TR1200-DT5 or similar, which I made regular use of.
When I started working remote, I picked one up on Craigslist. I have a random no-name drafting chair for when I'm done walking for the day, but it's intentionally not-great to encourage more walking.
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#30The Steelcase leap is the best when it comes to the high end office chairs. I had aerons for the longest time but the non adjustability is not worth the price paid.