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Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by brewdad »

enlyth wrote: post #69
x______________ wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Past experience with cat-wrangling over the years have taught me one thing (amongst many): It doesn't matter what the object is, if human cares about it, cat will use said object as a cat would, in order to communicate with human. Communications from cat tend to be along the lines of: I'm hungry, or in most cases, I want attention (play/stimulation). Past objects observed: Keyboards, houseplants, pens & pencils, kitc…

Yeah after investing in countless cat toys from the pet store, I found out that my cat's favorites are (in no particular order): - McDonald's paper straw - Bird feather from outside - Empty toilet paper roll - Shoelace - Strap of Velcro - Bottle cap

Elastic hair ties have always been a favorite of my cats. My wife has to hide them unless she wants to be gifted with the "kill" at 3am.

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by mrweasel »

slopinthebag wrote: post #38
mrweasel wrote: post #23

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Also illegal here in Denmark, if you use it while working from home. Desks must be height adjustable. Your employer is responsible for providing ergonomically correct office equipment. Basically any influencer and YouTuber who's showing "clever" desk hacks or builds fails because their creations aren't height adjustable. And my cat sleeps behind the laptop anyway.

Wait, what? Can you chose not to use a height-adjustable desk, and your employer is only responsible for offering you one, or are you 100% forced into using a height adjustable desk?

For work you must use a height adjustable desk. It doesn't have to be electric, you just need to be able to adjust it to your correct work height. If you don't use it, and I don't know work at your kitchen desk, that's technically a violation of workspace rules. Your boss tell you to use a proper desk, because if they don't they can be fined.

You also can't use the keyboard and trackpad on your laptop. You must be provided with a separate keyboard, mouse/trackpad/trackball and a monitor. Working on your laptop is for emergencies or very brief tasks.

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by butvacuum »

freedomben wrote: post #91
andix wrote: post #53

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Exactly. Contrary to popular belief cats don't sit there because a laptop keyboard is warm. They also sit on external keyboards or even in front of a tablet without a keyboard (blocking the view to the screen). They just want your attention.

Partially correct. For sure a lot of it is getting attention, but they do care about the warmth. I've walked in to my office plenty of times to see my cat sitting on my laptop when I haven't even been in there for hours. She will even find the laptop and lay on it when it's in random places around the house. Reproduced with three different cats over the yeras. The warmth is definitely a cat magnet.

sometimes its scent too.

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by gib444 »

gverrilla wrote: post #100
gib444 wrote: post #56

I will never understand the accomodations people make for a pet which gives you so little in return. If most owners were 100% honest and in private I reckon at least 50% would admit their cat is an asshole. I mean they don't even smile like a dog. They look miserable most of the time! It's like an abusive relationship where nothing you do will please them LOL Yes, I'm a dog person ;) There must be something to the to…

> so little in return. That's simply not true. You clearly never had a cat.

Pray tell

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by gib444 »

cestith wrote: post #62
gib444 wrote: post #56

I will never understand the accomodations people make for a pet which gives you so little in return. If most owners were 100% honest and in private I reckon at least 50% would admit their cat is an asshole. I mean they don't even smile like a dog. They look miserable most of the time! It's like an abusive relationship where nothing you do will please them LOL Yes, I'm a dog person ;) There must be something to the to…

I’m a dog person, but most cats are lower maintenance than most dogs.

High ROI though

Does your cat welcome you every day when you come home like you're the most awesome person in the world? Doubtful! Dogs - hell yeah

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by mrweasel »

andai wrote: post #39
mrweasel wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also illegal here in Denmark, if you use it while working from home. Desks must be height adjustable. Your employer is responsible for providing ergonomically correct office equipment. Basically any influencer and YouTuber who's showing "clever" desk hacks or builds fails because their creations aren't height adjustable. And my cat sleeps behind the laptop anyway.

Remarkable. What else is illegal there?

You can't stuff workers into rooms/offices without access to daylight.

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by ctippett »

tauroid wrote: post #97
MichaelDickens wrote: post #13

I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.

Split keyboard. Far enough apart and you have a dedicated cat zone.

Rebuttal exhibit A: https://imgur.com/a/Eu8zKMm

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by saghm »

andix wrote: post #53
MichaelDickens wrote: post #13

I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.

Exactly. Contrary to popular belief cats don't sit there because a laptop keyboard is warm. They also sit on external keyboards or even in front of a tablet without a keyboard (blocking the view to the screen). They just want your attention.

I have a keyboard tray and a desk with two monitors. Both of my cats love to stand on the space in the desk of whatever monitor I happen to be focusing on more (preferably blocking as much of it as possible from my view). They know exactly what they're doing.

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by saghm »

freedomben wrote: post #91
andix wrote: post #53

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Exactly. Contrary to popular belief cats don't sit there because a laptop keyboard is warm. They also sit on external keyboards or even in front of a tablet without a keyboard (blocking the view to the screen). They just want your attention.

Partially correct. For sure a lot of it is getting attention, but they do care about the warmth. I've walked in to my office plenty of times to see my cat sitting on my laptop when I haven't even been in there for hours. She will even find the laptop and lay on it when it's in random places around the house. Reproduced with three different cats over the yeras. The warmth is definitely a cat magnet.

When my cats want warmth, they go on top of my desktop tower (or on my lap under the keyboard tray). If they're at the level of my desk, they're almost definitely angling for attention.

Re: Desk for people who work at home with a cat

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Post by dylan604 »

x______________ wrote: post #46
MichaelDickens wrote: post #13

I can foresee a design flaw, which is that the cat will ignore all the specially designated areas and sit on your keyboard instead.

Past experience with cat-wrangling over the years have taught me one thing (amongst many): It doesn't matter what the object is, if human cares about it, cat will use said object as a cat would, in order to communicate with human. Communications from cat tend to be along the lines of: I'm hungry, or in most cases, I want attention (play/stimulation). Past objects observed: Keyboards, houseplants, pens & pencils, kitc…

From my direct multi-year study, the surest way to have a cat not lay in a specific place is to place a fluffy cat bed in that place. Also, no toy is more precious to a cat than a non-toy item stolen from the hooman with hair ties being one of the most precious items.
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