Work From Home Discussions
Office Setups

Any recommendations for a standing desk for a small apartment? Either table top or height adjustable desk. Pls share your suggestions, pros. TIA!

Office chair recommendations? Looking for something comfortable. My back has been hurting because of the cheap one I bought so looking into buying a good one now lol...

Anyone have a good office chair recommendation? Really not trying to spend more than $150 but willing to go to $200 if there is a really good recommendation.

Thanks!

Looking for feedback from the group about the benefits of using an exercise ball as a chair vs transitioning to a standing desk. Costs are an obvious factor in favor of an exercise ball but curious if anyone has seen any health benefits using either. Thanks

best affordable / relatively compact home office printer?

Been standing a lot with my new standing desk and getting foot pain with the standing. Any home slippers for alleviating the load of Standing all day?

First busy season here, and sitting in an office chair for 12hrs a day has made my back start hurting at all times. How do you all deal with this? Any recommendations for back supports or tricks for posture? Our chairs are all matchy-matchy so replacing it isn't an option.

About to pull the trigger on an uplift v2 standing desk and I live in a 710sqft apt. I'm considering either 48x30, which fits perfectly in a nook beside my couch, or do I push it and get 60x30? It won't fit in the nook, but will still fit in-between couch and the wall. Nervous about moving into a smaller apt at some point and being stuck with a large desk.

Does anyone have home office chair recommendations? Not sure what criteria I should be thinking about but I work long hours and prefer arm rests

Has anyone tried acoustic tiling for sound dampening a home office?

Is anyone’s wfh office chair getting less “springy” over time? Mine just doesn’t have the same umph it had before, constantly lowering throughout the day.

Desk chair recommendations?

Looking for something potentially ergonomic, stylish, and ideally no wheels under $750

What are good ergonomic office chairs for shorter people under $500?

What are favorite desktop keyboards? Is it worth investing in a higher-end model? Mechanical? Ergonomic?

Looking for an ergonomic, not bulky chair for my work from home setup. Any recos?

NY associate here and currently telecommuting from Texas—was just hired on. I am trying to avoid NY taxes by just getting HR to change me “working out of” my firm’s Houston or Dallas office. Has anyone had success doing this or avoiding NY taxes through the NY home office rules?

Company is willing to pay $750 for an office chair. What should I get?

Any recommendations for a compact home office printer that is wireless and easy to maintain?
Thanks in advance!

Tax question - filing ct state income tax as a part year resident - it’s asking what % of my federal income is from CT sources. Wouldn’t all of my income be from my home office location (NY)?

So I need chair recommendations.
I have a $40 chair from target and being on it for 14+ hours a day is pretty much killing me. I don’t have space for a standing desk tbh and my flat feet make it hard to stand for longer periods of time. If anyone has good recommendations hopefully under $400, i would highly appreciate it!

First time consultant what is a good home office budget? I really want a standing desk for my sanity but at what point is it unreasonable?

Any recs for an ergonomic all-in-one Bluetooth keyboard & mouse/trackpad (Pc compatible)?

Have you found using a standing desk increase your productivity? How else do you increase your productivity? I am so distracted all the time

I've come to realize that I spend a lot of time sitting cross legged when I work and the home office chair I have is too narrow to accommodate. Anyone have a great home chair that works for crossed legged sitting?

Folks, recommendations for adjustable home office desk? Currently, thinking between “autonomous smartdesk 2” and “Tresanti adjustable electric desk” at Costco. Welcome any reviews and/or suggestions. Thanks in advance!

Folks, recommendations for adjustable home office desk? Currently, thinking between “autonomous smartdesk 2” and “Tresanti adjustable electric desk” at Costco. Welcome any reviews and/or suggestions. Thanks in advance!

Anyone else dealing with sudden eye floaters? Started getting them a month ago and got my eyes checked immediately when it started. My doctor didn’t seem worried at that point but ever since the floaters have been worsening by the day. I am wondering if it’s coming from spending too much time at the laptop in the home office without the usual breaks. Interested to see if anyone has similar issues and knows if they go away ...

So many of us have been working from home for almost 10 months in 2020 and we (employees) are not able to deduct home office expenses from our taxes?! Anyone can elaborate please?

What is the best standing desk????

Uplift or Jarvis standing desk?

Can someone recommend a good printer for home office use? I need something I can print 10-20 pages per day on. My law school printer is on its last leg.

Thoughts on using an ergonomic keyboard? My biggest concern of using a keyboard that isn't my laptop's is that my typing speed and comfort will reduce when I return to the laptop keyboard once travel and going back to the office resumes. Is this concern rational? How have your experiences been? Does it help overall typing comfort?

Can we use the home office deduction on our taxes since we were instructed to work from home since March?

Anyone else feeling like every single day of work in consulting with the current home office set up is a real pain & struggling to motivate to even care about the job? Any advice to regain motivation? Balancing long hours and constant time pressure without sitting together with the team and the client seems so much harder

Can we deduct our WFH spaces this year from our taxes? Especially if we moved into an apartment with an extra room for a home office? Paying considerably more in rent just to have a place to separate from the chaos in the background.

Fellow fishies, does anyone have a comfortable office chair they’d recommend? Looking to upgrade my WFH space and spend under $200 if possible. Bonus points if it comes in diff colors!

Any recommendation on printer for home office?

Any one else with sore bums due long work hours during pandemic? What ergonomic chair or cushion helped you get relief?