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

Post by grumple » Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 2:06 AM UTC

jaybeeayyy wrote: post #138

grumple wrote: post #118

I work at a remote company and this is normal, but obviously Shopify has a much better PR team than us.

just curious, do remote companies give you a stipend when you first come on or is it only if you request it or something else? I've never worked for a remote company but the place I currently work will let you borrow everything if you need to work remotely for an extended period of time (family emergency etc). Obviously I wish they'd give us money to set up a nice work station at home though lol

Post by fyfy18 » Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 5:39 AM UTC

Symbiote wrote: post #112

fyfy18 wrote: post #103

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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.

My Ikea Bekant sit-stand desk is still sturdy, although I don't sit/lean on it, and don't weigh much even if I did. https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/bekant-desk-sit-stand-white-s29...