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Shopify is giving its employees $1k to furnish their work-from-home setups

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Post by KitDuncan »

omegabravo wrote: post #16
mgerdts wrote: post #3

PSA: Used office chairs are a much better deal than new, at least if you are paying close to list price. About 10 years ago I bought a steelcase leap for less than $300. I've used it at least 250 days a year since then with no problems. List price on that chair is $1k.

I bought a brand new one and it's fantastic. The used market for premium chairs in my remote part of the country is non-existent. I certainly would have bought a second hand one since they are so well built.

Same here. There were some refurbished Herman Millers for like 500€ here, so I opted for a new Steelcase Gesture. Don't regret it at all.

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Post by UweSchmidt »

40acres wrote: post #13

Damn this is awesome. I'm actually dreading working from home because I don't have a desk, keyboard, or anything of the sort.

You're missing out on the #battlestation #setupinspiration trend. WFH is a thing, why not make yourself feel comfortable? A monitor arm and a vertical laptop stand save space. Add a (standing) desk with a nice surface, quality keyboard + mouse, and maybe a small desk plant.

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Post by fyfy18 »

40acres wrote: post #13

Damn this is awesome. I'm actually dreading working from home because I don't have a desk, keyboard, or anything of the sort.

For anyone in the same position I can vouch for IKEA MARKUS office chairs. Working from a dining room chair will leave your back sore after a few days. For desks I'd stay clear though, all the IKEA desks I've had have ended up with annoying wobbles.

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Post by C1sc0cat »

xeromal wrote: post #6
geocrasher wrote: post #5

You can buy a Herman Miller refurb on Amazon for $500. It's a great deal. You also need a second monitor, mechanical keyboard, webcam, headset. $1k is plenty for all of that

People with mechanical keyboards in conference calls can jump in a lake. haha

At home I have a cheap keyboard to swap to -)

The real problem is cheap headsets with poor mics and people not knowing how to turn the fracking gain down.

Though at home id just swap out my laptop and stick my works one in and plugin my Claret Pre 2 for the mic and the Shitt Audio stack I use for heaphones.

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Post by Maakuth »

fyfy18 wrote: post #103
40acres wrote: post #13

Damn this is awesome. I'm actually dreading working from home because I don't have a desk, keyboard, or anything of the sort.

For anyone in the same position I can vouch for IKEA MARKUS office chairs. Working from a dining room chair will leave your back sore after a few days. For desks I'd stay clear though, all the IKEA desks I've had have ended up with annoying wobbles.

I have used a number of Markus-chairs and they are pretty good indeed, and not that expensive. The most surprising thing was when the cylinder in mine, after years of use, started to slowly drift (some internal gasket leaking or something) downwards after raising the seat. I contacted IKEA if I could get a new cylinder for it, but it turned out the 9 year old chair still had some warranty left. A delivery man brought me a brand new replacement chair and took away the old one.

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Post by C1sc0cat »

yardstick wrote: post #73
travisjungroth wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not at all the most important thing, but mechanical keyboards are going to be sold out so fast. There are tons of people who want them, but just don’t want to bug people in their office. WFH will change that. And it’s mostly small suppliers who won’t scale that fast. I imagine they use some Chinese parts, too.

Depends on if you have a partner and kids. I’ve had to retire my mechanical keyboard at home for just this reason.

You must have a really small place if that's a problem WFH you really need to be able to shut the door.

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Post by fyp »

cpr wrote: post #35
wyclif wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Any ideas on what the best clearinghouses online for used Steelcase or Herman Miller chairs would be?

http://madisonseating.com has been a reliable supplier for years.

I highly don't recommend buying from them. I bought a steelcase leap v2 in platinum color and it's clear that the base of the chair is a cheap knockoff.

Crappy silver spraypaint that flakes, the wheels barely work, the piston was broken on delivery (which they did replace for free).

I've had problems with the chair being too low at max height and I am a short guy. I still don't know if it's their cheap base that's the culprit or that's just the design.

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Post by dna_polymerase »

frenchie14 wrote: post #20

> Spotify did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment. They should probably ask Shopify to comment instead =P

I guess it's just a typo, but imagining someone at Spotify in Sweden reading a mail by an NY-based journalist asking about a Canadian startup is hilarious. I wonder if this happens in reality.

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Post by xal »

dna_polymerase wrote: post #108
frenchie14 wrote: post #20

> Spotify did not respond to Business Insider's request for comment. They should probably ask Shopify to comment instead =P

I guess it's just a typo, but imagining someone at Spotify in Sweden reading a mail by an NY-based journalist asking about a Canadian startup is hilarious. I wonder if this happens in reality.

You wouldn’t believe how often this happens
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