As of this Monday, I and most of my co-workers will remain at home and work from there for the foreseeable future.
From the corporate point of view, this is not that much a problem (at least for me). Sure, I will miss the direct exchange with my co-workers, but as a project/bid manager I can do pretty much all of my work remotely, and out company has long operated under the assumption that most people will have to do so from time to time. I have both a work notebook and a VPN connection. https://myfurnituregoals.com/most-durable-gaming-chair/ The actual problem is... that my apartment isn't quite set up for working from home yet, and so far I've been worked from the couch - which is hardly ideal. My sole desk is fully occupied with my desktop PC. This is about to change - I have ordered a new desk with more space which should arrive later this week, a second screen, as well as some other gear that should help with my setup. While the expenses will hurt a bit, they ought to be tax-deductible and it's not as if I will be going on my planned bicycle trip this May anyway.... :-\
What I haven't ordered yet is a new chair. My current chair, which like most of my other stuff was bought at a time when I had to be far more frugal, is serviceable as a swivel chair - but ergonomic, it is not. And now that I will likely spend three times as much time on the same chair in the coming months, this will not do - I need a replacement.
Someone on Facebook recommended a gaming chair such as a DXRacer. I am open to this line of thought. However, some of these chairs include an "USB massage module" as an upgrade. Is this actually a useful feature, or a pointless toy?
What are your thoughts? Do you have any recommendations for my situation?
started by wilova on 28 Jun 22
From the corporate point of view, this is not that much a problem (at least for me). Sure, I will miss the direct exchange with my co-workers, but as a project/bid manager I can do pretty much all of my work remotely, and out company has long operated under the assumption that most people will have to do so from time to time. I have both a work notebook and a VPN connection.
https://myfurnituregoals.com/most-durable-gaming-chair/
The actual problem is... that my apartment isn't quite set up for working from home yet, and so far I've been worked from the couch - which is hardly ideal. My sole desk is fully occupied with my desktop PC. This is about to change - I have ordered a new desk with more space which should arrive later this week, a second screen, as well as some other gear that should help with my setup. While the expenses will hurt a bit, they ought to be tax-deductible and it's not as if I will be going on my planned bicycle trip this May anyway.... :-\
What I haven't ordered yet is a new chair. My current chair, which like most of my other stuff was bought at a time when I had to be far more frugal, is serviceable as a swivel chair - but ergonomic, it is not. And now that I will likely spend three times as much time on the same chair in the coming months, this will not do - I need a replacement.
Someone on Facebook recommended a gaming chair such as a DXRacer. I am open to this line of thought. However, some of these chairs include an "USB massage module" as an upgrade. Is this actually a useful feature, or a pointless toy?
What are your thoughts? Do you have any recommendations for my situation?