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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

#11

The bed is great. I do worry about long term health consequences though.

I like it for after lunch for an hour or two while sipping a coffee and trying to rally for another productive session. Much better than trying to rest my belly on a chair or standing like I did at the office.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

#12
The way it's written it looks like the bed (and the couch etc) are used for work because alot of remote workers don't have a real office to work in. I have a dedicated office in my home to work from with a real office chair and standing desk and that's where I do my work. A colleague of mine even has an under desk treadmill.

This does bring up a valid point that not everyone can afford these things, but employers should provide them IMO.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

#14

> but a whopping 50% still say the pain and discomfort of working from home is enough to send them back to the office. I want a breakdown of remote work preference by dollar amount spent on office chair. I think this would be revealing.

Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

#17
I move around quite a bit during the day. Living room table, couch, play room with the kids, etc. I have a portable desk I'll pop open outside to spend time with the dog. I experimented working within VR on the oculus quest but the neck strain was too much and the resolution too low. But occasionally I would lay down with the headset on and a keyboard in my lap.

Changing my scenery helps me stay engaged. But I feel for others who do not operate that way and cannot afford a setup that accommodates how their brain works. That would be very frustrating.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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post #14

> but a whopping 50% still say the pain and discomfort of working from home is enough to send them back to the office. I want a breakdown of remote work preference by dollar amount spent on office chair. I think this would be revealing.

Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?

The Herman Miller Aeron has been so solidly "the recommended" chair for so long at this point it's meme worthy.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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The way it's written it looks like the bed (and the couch etc) are used for work because alot of remote workers don't have a real office to work in. I have a dedicated office in my home to work from with a real office chair and standing desk and that's where I do my work. A colleague of mine even has an under desk treadmill. This does bring up a valid point that not everyone can afford these things, but employers sho…

mmm yeah thats a good point, I was considering downsizing during the pandemic because I wasn’t using some rooms and am nomadic and hanging out at cafes and coworking spaces

but now that I’m back I can see how having the dedicated office is a luxury

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