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Maybe this is because a lot of tech workers are living in cities? Where space is expensive? There's no reason to live in a city if you work remote.
Some of us actually enjoy it, though.
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Any chance you could link your portable desk? I've been contemplating getting one so my work at home could be a bit nicer (move to different parts of the home, in particular, the loft gets very hot during the summer) without having to actually set up a proper desk, or sit with a computer in my lap (I need two, both laptops, so that's not actually an option presently).
Sure! I got it as a gift but this is the closest thing to it I could find. It's very simple but that makes it very easy to pack up and go. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8814906
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…
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It seems impractical for employers to pay for an addition to your house if you don’t have a room (let alone moving you to an entirely new building if you don’t own).
In which case employers should just increase wages to take into account how much is saved on office space. Then workers might be able to afford larger houses or apartments.
> 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.
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Is there a consensus best pick for home office chair at this point?
Surprisingly, "gaming" chairs might be the best, most cost effective option. Ars Technica[1] reviewed a couple gaming chairs from the home office viewpoint. I bought a toned-down style version of the Secretlab Titan chair pretty early in the pandemic and it is way better than my Aeron at work. And the Aeron is way better than any other normal office chair. [1] https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/10/gaming-chair-shoo…
I was always skeptical of gaming chairs long duration sitting solutions but maybe i'll head to a local store and give it a try.
I've had "real" offices. I've worked in open-plan offices. I've had a home office. I've worked from bed.
There are tons of good ways to do it.
Lately I swap between a kitchen table and a chair on my porch. I no longer use multiple screens, I've just gotten really fast at swapping windows on my 15" laptop; I've gotten good at figuring out how wide my terminal window breaks should be and where my browser dev tools should sit.
Surely there are more optimal ways of doing stuff. Odds are that there is a Taylorist approach that would pull more productivity out of me. But much like my typing speed (~50WPM) isn't really the limiting factor in my programming skill, screen real estate isn't a big factor in getting stuff done for me.
But the big thing for me is that, in the end, it's fine for me to switch stuff up on a monthly or quarterly or yearly basis.
I could never have done that when I was in an office. I couldn't take 20 min and play banjo or accordion and come back to my problem with a fresh eye. I couldn't put on my laundry and hang it up while I listen to other folks on the daily stand up. I couldn't start my lunch cooking in the instapot while waiting for a script to finish running.
It would take a hard, hard sell to get me back in an office, not matter how much real and legitimate enjoyment and utility other folks get in an office.
The way it's written it looks like the bed (and the couch etc) are used for work because alot of remote workers don't have a real office to work in. I have a dedicated office in my home to work from with a real office chair and standing desk and that's where I do my work. A colleague of mine even has an under desk treadmill. This does bring up a valid point that not everyone can afford these things, but employers sho…
It seems impractical for employers to pay for an addition to your house if you don’t have a room (let alone moving you to an entirely new building if you don’t own).
Telling employees to work from home for a year but be prepared to come back to the office at any time is the worst of both worlds - they have to pay high housing prices to live within easy commute distance of the office, but meanwhile they have to work from home and may live in a very small home.
Some employees may prefer to live in or near a city for other reasons, but others would be happy to move farther away.
> 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?
Haworth are renowned for ergonomic quality, but aren't a stylish tech brand. For that reason you can usually find great deals, especially second hand.
People that don’t like working from a bed generally have uncomfortable beds. You should always buy the best bed you can. You spend a third of your life on one.