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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by babesh » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:24 AM UTC

daenz wrote: post #40

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…

Picture tech people walking on their treadmills for compensation and then picture gerbils running on wheels for food. Picture tech people drinking Soylent and then picture gerbils eating pellets. The world is whack.

People are substituting artificial things for the natural things that made us happy in earlier times. Walking on a treadmill vs walking outside in the sun and shade amidst plants, trees, and other living things. Eating things for nutrition vs eating fruits and vegetables for enjoyment.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by Groxx » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:29 AM UTC

daenz wrote: post #40

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…

A coworker was into climbing and bouldering.

We often joked that, when we all inevitably got treadmill desks, we'd have to get him a climbing-wall desk. It'd be great! We could just stick a computer at the top of this thing, and maybe some espresso for motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjiepNna8GA

He agreed.

Sadly, we never did get treadmill desks.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:29 AM UTC

jurassic wrote: post #83

After 6 months working in my dining chairs last year I was starting to have back pain, so I paid full price for a Herman Miller Mirra 2. A year later I feel it's already been worth every penny. After my mattress, this is a piece of furniture I spend the most time in direct physical contact with. Not a place to skimp IMO.

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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by eyelidlessness » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:30 AM UTC

klyrs wrote: post #39

ekster wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Piano bench and good posture

I’m every stereotype of queer and ADHD and autistic, when it comes to posture. Good for you that it serves you well but my body needs back support and a thousand places to put my legs :)

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:30 AM UTC

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?

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Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by chronogram » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:32 AM UTC

hippari wrote: post #95

neither_color wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Getting asynchronous chores done like laundry, dishwashing, and cooking/baking are the best part of working from home.

Totally agree, I cook more food, learned more recipe, wash my clothes more frequently, my house is more clean and organized. Contrasting to a 9-5 job, I would rather just order takeaways after getting back home from the office.

It’s great how everyone works so differently. When I am alone, working from home, I can’t find a proper mental break anywhere and everything becomes a mess and I eat worse. Having a physical work/life split makes me cook more food, learn more recipes, and gives me a constant fresh look at my home and items to make sure it’s clean and tidy.

In the WFH situation it’s suddenly 20:00 and I’m starving and just look to snack or even go so far as to order food, but when I work away from home I have the train ride back to browse which supermarket I’ll shop at and message with a friend on how and what we’ll each be making.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by KingMachiavelli » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:37 AM UTC

Survey seems pretty flawed and potentially biased. The survey was done by a contractor/home improvement company so maybe they used customer's as their population?

While SWEs might need/want a good desk setup, many office jobs just don't need it. I'm not sure people are really improvising but rather find sitting with a laptop is how they normally work anyway.

And working in the bedroom can be misleading... it's often a private place you can put a proper desk.

I WFH and went from living alone to having 3 roommates who all WFH. I have my bed, desk, and theater setup all in the (master bedroom). It's actually better than a 1bdr apartment, it's quieter (no leafblowers!) and I don't have dirty dishes right behind me.

I have a small desk but a 4K 32" monitor and a vertical 1080p one. A microphone on an arm and NO webcam; I use screen sharing 90% of the time but I don't need to see peoples faces. (I really wish video calling didn't compress >1080p screens so much). If I need a webcam, I use my laptop.

Maybe the pandemic changed things but you could get decent chairs for $20 at goodwill.

I guess I'm just skeptical that a majority of people have difficulty working from their home... You know the place you live and pick your own furniture.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by daenz » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:49 AM UTC

babesh wrote: post #101

daenz wrote: post #40

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…

Picture tech people walking on their treadmills for compensation and then picture gerbils running on wheels for food. Picture tech people drinking Soylent and then picture gerbils eating pellets. The world is whack. People are substituting artificial things for the natural things that made us happy in earlier times. Walking on a treadmill vs walking outside in the sun and shade amidst plants, trees, and other living…

I also get plenty of sun and eat well. But I happen work at a job that requires me to look at a stationary screen for much of the day, like I imagine most of us do. So I am choosing to not be as sedentary. But if you're suggesting that we should abandon working in tech because it's unnatural, I'm afraid you're probably talking to the wrong audience :)

You're not the first person to mention gerbils on wheels to me. I think it's mostly a reaction to seeing something unconventional, despite its health benefits. If you feel like you're not living your ideal life in this industry (assuming you are also in tech), that's fine, but don't project that onto me please. I enjoy what I do and how I live.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by babesh » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:52 AM UTC

daenz wrote: post #108

babesh wrote: post #101

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Picture tech people walking on their treadmills for compensation and then picture gerbils running on wheels for food. Picture tech people drinking Soylent and then picture gerbils eating pellets. The world is whack. People are substituting artificial things for the natural things that made us happy in earlier times. Walking on a treadmill vs walking outside in the sun and shade amidst plants, trees, and other living…

I also get plenty of sun and eat well. But I happen work at a job that requires me to look at a stationary screen for much of the day, like I imagine most of us do. So I am choosing to not be as sedentary. But if you're suggesting that we should abandon working in tech because it's unnatural, I'm afraid you're probably talking to the wrong audience :) You're not the first person to mention gerbils on wheels to me. I…

You are projecting. I referred to the archetype and trend and not you specifically.

No longer in tech.

Re: 38% of remote workers work from bed

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Post by travisgriggs » Fri, Jul 30, 2021, 5:54 AM UTC

Bed. Meh.

I love the water. Last time I worked from home (a couple of years ago), I built a custom desk/rack that suspended over our big bath to hold my laptop and mouse. I coded for hours in the bath. I had to be careful on the Skype calls though.