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Office Setups

What’s the best work from home office investment you made? I have 250$ from the company to use before month’s end.

I am just transitioning to WFH and I am setting up my home office. Any recommendations on ergonomic chairs under $500?

Recs for a good ergonomic chair? Back starting to feel the strain of sitting down all day.

hi, this is very random but does anyone have any recommendations for good office chairs? I badly need one for home office but haven't seen good reviews in Amazon so it'd be great if someone can rec the chair they use.

Does a mat help while using a standing desk? Without it, I can only stand for a little while without discomfort

Has anyone used those under the desk peddlers? I’m thinking of getting one to get some more activity/movement in throughout the day while working. I don’t have the means for a standing desk so can’t use a treadmill unfortunately

Gaming chair or office chair for WFH? Which is better ? Gaming chairs are built for long sessions

Beat office chair under $300? Looking to keep it on the smaller side as my desk is in my bedroom 🙂

Best office chair under $500 - go!

Suggestions for a somewhat affordable but nice standing desk? (~$200-400)

Does anyone have suggestions for a high quality and reasonably priced office chair?

Budget printer to buy for home office? Prefer low operating / maintenance cost. Okay with having just B/W printer.

Looking for an office chair for my desk for WFH. Over my couch and working on the counter top. Thanks for suggestions!

Looking for a WFH office chair for my desk. Any suggestions?

How are paychecks taxed when staffed out of state — are you double taxed by your home office and project site states?

I’ve got a $1000 home office stipend from my new firm that’s expiring at the end of the year. Any tips or random recommendations on how to use it? Using a Mac for the first time in awhile at the new job, and currently wfh at a high top table in my living room/kitchen (don’t have space for a great dedicated ‘office’)

Hi There - I'm considering a role in consulting. The role is London based and as some of you may know the commute into London by train is significantly expensive (especially compared to my pre-covid commute by car). So that I can properly consider any offers I may get - can you claim expenses generally when travelling to client site, if that client site is also in London (albeit a different part of London to where your home office).

Can anyone recommend a good office chair for less than $100?

Anyone with an Autonomous standing desk - have you experienced cracks in the laminate top? I've felt some develop over the past month and I'm worried it'll get worse. Is this covered by warranty......?

Best ergonomic chair you've used?

How to deal with candidates for hire who are remote now, living a plane ride away from my home office, which is currently fine, but then they want to stay remote even after Covid is solved. Is the whole idea of the office now assumed dead for all time? What about the pay scale? Why should I pay NYC salary for somebody living in Buffalo?

Any tech savvy people out there?

I bought a second monitor earlier this year which connects to my laptop via the HDMI port. I was at my parents and they dug up an old monitor that doesn’t have an HDMI port, but it seems to have DVI and D-sub ports. Amazon has DVI/D-sub to HDMI adapters, but my issue is that my computer only has 1 HDMI input. What device do I need so I can use both monitors at the same time? I’m seeing HDMI splitters, but some sources say only one screen will work at a time

Does anyone use their tablet as a second monitor, if so what sort of tablet do you have?

Recommendations for a not so expensive office chair? Prefer ergonomic/lumbar support type as I’ve recently been having neck pain due to bad posture 🙊 Thanks!

Currently my home workspace is a dining room table! Looking for home office inspo, but it can be hard with Chicago Apt sizes and layouts. Who wants to share or show off their setup?

Looking for a treadmill for a standing desk. But also want one that I can run on. I would like walking distances to go up to 4-4.5 and running up to 8-9 mph. Would be great to have one of those that the rail and be moved and the treadmill placed under the desk for walking. Incline would be great. Any suggestions or is it technically not feasible to have all of this in one machine?

McK 🐠 what laptops do they issue associates in the US? I start in Jan and trying to plan the home office setup (specifically the docking station aspect).

Best office chair for 200 or less? (On a budget)

Need recommendations - Best electric standing desk under $400? And ergonomic chair to go with it?

What's the best chair for working long hours? I ve been getting lower back pain recently and am looking for a good, reliable office chair.

What's the best chair for working long hours? I ve been getting lower back pain recently and am looking for a good, reliable office chair.

Any suggestions for a good and affordable standing desk?

Any suggestions for a good and affordable standing desk?

Any recommendations on a good office chair?

Looking for comfort over looks. 200-300$ range.

Any advice on a standing desk? I just got a new job that is giving me a stipend to buy wfh set up. Thinking of a investing in a nice standing desk (heard Jarvis is pretty good) but also read from the reviews that it is really heavy.. I move around a lot so this is not ideal. Does anyone know of any alternative that are easier to move around ? Also any advice on a good monitor is also appreciated.

There is an echo when I speak on calls due to my home office being relatively empty. I added a carpet but hasn’t made as big an impact as I would like. Any tips

Random question: I have a standing desk and frequently utilize it during the day. I feel more focused when I’m standing vs sitting. Would it be unusual for me to do the admissions interviews/video essays also standing up? It wouldn’t be overly obvious but they would likely be able to tell I wasn’t seated in a chair. Thanks

Recommendations on conference speakerphone for home office? Have an old Jabra and looking to upgrade.