Does anyone have a standing desk at work?

[GeekDrew]

@GeekDrew: Yeah. Really, you should be alternating between sitting and standing (doing either one for excessively long times isn't great for your health). Many of the powered adjustable desks have the ability to set a timer where it will auto raise/lower the desk.

Another recommendation is to have a stool or something that you can maybe lean on as well to alleviate some pressure when you're standing.

They also make chairs that are for kneeling or even spinning around and sitting in backwards (has cutouts in the back so that your legs and arms aren't splayed out unnaturally; the back of the chair is where it'll support your back, shoulder blade/shoulders, and head when you're sitting, but then if you sit in it backwards you'd lean your chest against the back, your legs would go through and your upper arms could even rest on the shoulder/support area and then your chin on the top of the head area).

Indeed. It's pretty difficult to figure out what's best for any given person, even yourself. It sucked to figure out that what feels best often isn't.

I really wish that we could jump another 20-30 years into the future and see what else has been determined in the world of ergonomics and work accommodations. Right now it seems that there's a lot of disagreement on a lot of points, and there are studies to back up many conflicting opinions. I imagine that a significant part of that is that different people require different accommodations, preferential or not, based on a litany of factors that we may or may not even be aware of right now.

 

[Fritzo]

What's with all the rage against sitting down again? Is it really that bad?

I can't fathom finally relaxing at home in front of my PC while standing up for 2~ hours.

We won't stand for sitting anymore!

 

[Fritzo]

Indeed. It's pretty difficult to figure out what's best for any given person, even yourself. It sucked to figure out that what feels best often isn't.

I really wish that we could jump another 20-30 years into the future and see what else has been determined in the world of ergonomics and work accommodations. Right now it seems that there's a lot of disagreement on a lot of points, and there are studies to back up many conflicting opinions. I imagine that a significant part of that is that different people require different accommodations, preferential or not, based on a litany of factors that we may or may not even be aware of right now.

I checked a few hundred years in the future. Apparently this is a thing:

 

[pete6032]

I purchased some adhesive velcro strips and used them to affix the surge protector upside down underneath my desk. I put my workstation on top of the desk. Everything, save for my ethernet cable and phone line, is plugged into the surge protector. So now the only cords that go up and down when I put the desk to standing is the surge protector, ethernet, and phone. This seems better than having the workstation on the floor and having to get extension cords for keyboard, monitor power, monitor video, and headphones. The only drawback of having the workstation on the desk is that it takes up some space.

 

[Brainonska511]

I purchased some adhesive velcro strips and used them to affix the surge protector upside down underneath my desk. I put my workstation on top of the desk. Everything, save for my ethernet cable and phone line, is plugged into the surge protector. So now the only cords that go up and down when I put the desk to standing is the surge protector, ethernet, and phone. This seems better than having the workstation on the floor and having to get extension cords for keyboard, monitor power, monitor video, and headphones. The only drawback of having the workstation on the desk is that it takes up some space.

Could you attach some sort of rack to hold the workstation under the desk, so that it also just moves up and down with the desk?

 

[OutHouse]

whole office has them there is a power strip and network drops attached to the desk so when you raise it they all go up.

 

[paperfist]

whole office has them there is a power strip and network drops attached to the desk so when you raise it they all go up.

My buddy has his whole IT office outfitted with those desks and that's how he does it too. For the power strip to wall outlet they use one of those self coiling cord/housing so if they need some extra slack they just pull it out of the housing.

 

[clamum]

Thankfully no because if I did my back would be hurting after about 20 minutes or so standing. I dunno for sure but that's probably due to my posture though I don't remember having this problem when I was younger (worked at Taco Bell for a time, always standing).