@macromeh@phendrick I was WFH since I started my work 25 years ago. Used to do a lot of travel but not in a while. When I recently retired, I hadn’t met most of the new employees I was working with…
EDIT last time I was in “the office” (Silicon Valley) was 2011, and I retired in 2023. It bothered me that nobody asked “shouldn’t you come back for a bit?” But nobody ever asked.
Lumber support is not used on the computer chair, I don’t need it. My problem is I sit Indian style, ( crisscross apple sauce) so backs fine it’s just my knees that hurt
@ragingredd@Star2236 I think the knee-sitting can be a problem. i used to do the thing where you “sit on your knees” in straight alignment (not folded). Then one morning part of my foot muscles didn’t work. Eventually a neurologist diagnosed it but said not much do to… it might come back on its own. Luckily it did.
Essentially retired but still work a few days here and there in the ER. Even at my home (desk) chair I rarely ever touch the back of the chair with my back. I pretty much always sit leaning forward.
Not bad because I move around a lot.
Sometimes I work from my desk, sometimes my dining room table, and sometimes my bed.
I move to a new location if I’m uncomfortable, tired, sleepy, need my second monitor, etc.
I’m a stay at home parent. That may sound ergonomically safe, but the amount of repetitive bending at the waist to pick stuff up and put it away is enough to leave me with hip pain on a daily.
I was using the mouse a lot to make lesson plans and presentations. Hovering over the button to prevent accidental clicks gave me tendonitis or carpel tunnel. Anyway the school gave me workman’s comp and the PT helped. Then it went into my elbow so I taught my left hand to control the mouse. whatever works!
I had the work setup with the Herman Miller Aeron chair and a few monitors. When something broke on the chair, they sent a service guy out to my house under warranty. Now it’s 10 years later the seat fabric teared; I don’t really expect them to come fix that.
Mostly my recent work was with laptop in bed (don’t judge!).
i’m retired, so work mostly not there.
And that’s why i feel fine about it.
@phendrick Same - between (Covid) work-from-home followed by retirement, I haven’t been at the office for almost 5 years.
@macromeh Nice work if you can get it, especially the latter.
@macromeh @phendrick I was WFH since I started my work 25 years ago. Used to do a lot of travel but not in a while. When I recently retired, I hadn’t met most of the new employees I was working with…
EDIT last time I was in “the office” (Silicon Valley) was 2011, and I retired in 2023. It bothered me that nobody asked “shouldn’t you come back for a bit?” But nobody ever asked.
Not very. Whoever chose these desks for the office obviously never have to sit at a desk to work.
@yakkoTDI yep
Lumber support is not used on the computer chair, I don’t need it. My problem is I sit Indian style, ( crisscross apple sauce) so backs fine it’s just my knees that hurt
@ragingredd
I sit on the couch like that all the time too. My knees end up hurting also.
@ragingredd @Star2236 I think the knee-sitting can be a problem. i used to do the thing where you “sit on your knees” in straight alignment (not folded). Then one morning part of my foot muscles didn’t work. Eventually a neurologist diagnosed it but said not much do to… it might come back on its own. Luckily it did.
@pmarin @Star2236 I dont know how to sit normal! I try but when i focus, up goes the crossing
Essentially retired but still work a few days here and there in the ER. Even at my home (desk) chair I rarely ever touch the back of the chair with my back. I pretty much always sit leaning forward.
Not bad because I move around a lot.
Sometimes I work from my desk, sometimes my dining room table, and sometimes my bed.
I move to a new location if I’m uncomfortable, tired, sleepy, need my second monitor, etc.
I’m a stay at home parent. That may sound ergonomically safe, but the amount of repetitive bending at the waist to pick stuff up and put it away is enough to leave me with hip pain on a daily.
@jitc
Me too except without the kids. Today I gotta clean the bathrooms and by the time I’m done my knees will be bruised from washing the floors.
@jitc i thought that’s what the short people (kids)are for.
Tell them it’s exercise and will make them great (and rich) athletes.
@phendrick they’re all incredibly unreliable to complete any sort of such tasks(under age 8 and/or neurodivergent).
Our cats seem to have the superior approach to the subject of ergonomics. If it exists, they will try to sleep on it.
@werehatrack ![enter image description here][1]
An example of this.
Note: not my cat
It showed up at the front door, walked around for a bit, accepted a few little snuggles, and then found the comfiest down blanket.
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I was using the mouse a lot to make lesson plans and presentations. Hovering over the button to prevent accidental clicks gave me tendonitis or carpel tunnel. Anyway the school gave me workman’s comp and the PT helped. Then it went into my elbow so I taught my left hand to control the mouse. whatever works!
I had the work setup with the Herman Miller Aeron chair and a few monitors. When something broke on the chair, they sent a service guy out to my house under warranty. Now it’s 10 years later the seat fabric teared; I don’t really expect them to come fix that.
Mostly my recent work was with laptop in bed (don’t judge!).