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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by breput »

ekster wrote: post #14
MattGaiser wrote: post #7

> 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?

Surprisingly, "gaming" chairs might be the best, most cost effective option. Ars Technica[1] reviewed a couple gaming chairs from the home office viewpoint.

I bought a toned-down style version of the Secretlab Titan chair pretty early in the pandemic and it is way better than my Aeron at work. And the Aeron is way better than any other normal office chair.

[1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/10/gaming-chair-shootou...

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by AQuantized »

ekster wrote: post #14
MattGaiser wrote: post #7

> 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?

Working from home for a few years I have a Steelcase Leap v2, standing desk I use about 20-30% of the time, and a crappy office chair I use when I'm just sitting down for a few minutes (one 'problem' with a lot of high quality office chairs is that they tend to be designed in a way that promotes continued sitting).

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by dharmab »

ekster wrote: post #14
MattGaiser wrote: post #7

> 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?

Steelcase makes some excellent, but expensive chairs.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by 1MachineElf »

zamadatix wrote: post #18
ekster wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

The Aeron is comfortable, but the way it reclines feels improper to me. I think their Mirra chair, with it's adjustable arm rests, gets reclining right. I like both because the mesh bottom is soft enough for my tailbone, which gets sore easily due to having broken it a long time ago. The missing feature both these Herman Miller chairs desperately need is a headrest. A 3rd-party one exists for the Aeron, but not for the Mirra.

If you want something like an Aeron, then ask your friend with a Costco membership to get you a $120 Metrex IV Mesh chair by Bayside Furnishings. It's 90% as good and it doesn't have the insane recline that the Aeron does. Only downside is, Herman Miller uses much sturdier plastic for their chairs, but that's more suited to shared office spaces with employees who don't take care of their chairs anyway.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by prh8 »

AQuantized wrote: post #34
ekster wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Working from home for a few years I have a Steelcase Leap v2, standing desk I use about 20-30% of the time, and a crappy office chair I use when I'm just sitting down for a few minutes (one 'problem' with a lot of high quality office chairs is that they tend to be designed in a way that promotes continued sitting).

I got a Steelcase Gesture since it was expensed and I love it. If I had to pay, I'd have gone with the Leap. Great chairs

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by klyrs »

ekster wrote: post #14
MattGaiser wrote: post #7

> 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?

Piano bench and good posture

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by daenz »

For the past 2 weeks, I've been working from a treadmill. It has been incredible. I got a small under-the-desk treadmill for my standing desk and I walk at about 2.5km/hour and get around 20,000 steps in per day. It has improved my mood, my clarity, and also has improved my sleep (because I'm tired of walking). I also find it easier to focus on tasks for some reason.

If you can make a setup like this work for you, I highly recommend it. Your body will thank you in the long run.

EDIT>> A few of you are asking about the model. I actually bought 2, one for myself and one for my partner, who also loves it.

This one is mine https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V7F8QYK. I got it when it had a $100-off coupon, so the price wasn't as steep. No real complaints so far, except you can't store it upright. I just roll it out of the way when I want to sit.

The one for my partner is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0895DRWVY. She likes it. It's a little smaller and can be stored upright and out of the way, which is nice. There have been complaints about the remote (and it only comes with 1), but the manufacturer claims to ship new remotes free of charge if yours breaks.

They're both a little quirky with a very simple LCD screen. Supposedly mine has an app integration for step counting, but I just use my phone in my pocket. They both get the job done.

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