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

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

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Post by oefrha »

azhenley wrote: post #23
janesvilleseo wrote: post #15

I have worked from home for nearly a decade. I guess I don’t know what I’m missing but I don’t need 1k chair. I sit at my dinning room table on a 50 dollar chair from Ashley Furniture. No problems at all. True I don’t have a desktop and use a laptop so I can take it with me to onsite meetings or move to another location like my patio, couch, or garage. I’m not sure what I’d spend 1k on besides the machine I use to ge…

For me a nice monitor is a must. I cannot be productive on a laptop for more than an hour or two. It all feels so constricting.

Checks price of the Pro Display XDR.

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Post by jldugger »

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

Sadly the monitors I have at work are 1k each =(

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Post by ckozlowski »

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

The great thing about Herman Miller refurbs or used is that you can get parts. Sure, you can get a cheap office chair from target or so, but they'll last you a couple of years before the padding is compressed to nothing, parts are breaking, and it's time to throw it out. The Aerons are incredibly durable, and if something fails or I damage something, I can get replacement parts easily. I've gotten new wheels for different floors, replaced a small pad that deteriorated, and replaced the original hydraulic. I've had mine about 10 years now; who knows how long the previous owner had theirs. It's an investment for sure, but one I think holds it's value well.

(My wife has a Steelcase Leap, which I can say similar things about.)

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Post by cpr »

wyclif wrote: post #14
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.

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.

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

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Post by cheeze »

nojvek wrote: post #32

I realized that Shopify has a bigger market cap than Uber and has grown like wildfire in the last few years. Looks like a great company with a good culture and a great product.

Agree. Only heard positive things and the CEO seems like a pretty straight dude.

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Post by axaxs »

minhaz23 wrote: post #22
jackschultz wrote: post #12

I'm a remote worker and I've found it hard to say something positive about the virus, but having companies be more ok with remote workers and (hopefully) finding work still gets done can mean more remote possibilities overall. For me, that's a good thing.

I saw someone mention that whats to stop them from getting comfortable with remote workerse and then hiring cheaper labor from the next state over, inevitably taking advantage of skilled international yet cheap labor, remotely?

If the next country produces similar results, then who cares? If this brings a great awakening in companies overpaying engineers, so be it. I expect to be paid for my knowledge and experience, not because I need to afford an apartment in the valley.

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Post by kamalhm »

abhijat wrote: post #24
omegabravo wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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, I bought a herman miller chair new about 6 years ago, there is no used chair that I could find in India. But even when bought new, something that gets used so much everyday is worth the price.

which herman miller did you bought? and what's the price there?

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

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Post by kamalhm »

WalterBright wrote: post #28
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.

Dining tables make the best desks. Lots of surface area, and plenty of room underneath for cables and boxen.

also they're solid as fuck

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

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Post by pixelbash »

nojvek wrote: post #32

I realized that Shopify has a bigger market cap than Uber and has grown like wildfire in the last few years. Looks like a great company with a good culture and a great product.

As a developer on the blunt end of their theme development I have questions.

That said, they solve some difficult problems and no one else comes close at the moment.

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