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Re:I don’t want to be a software developer anymore by tboyd47 on Thursday November 23, 2017 @10:51AM (#15765755)
You can only expect to be taken seriously for requests like that if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition. By then, you've already experienced significant pain, so the damage has been done.

Ergonomics for developers is difficult. Damage sets in so slowly that you don't really notice it until it's too late.

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Re:I don’t want to be a software developer anymore by BeetleB on Thursday November 23, 2017 @01:34PM (#15766956)
>You can only expect to be taken seriously for requests like that if you have been diagnosed with a medical condition

If their default setup is bad (crappy chairs, etc), and they have the attitude you mentioned, do not work there.

For me, it would be a condition of employment to get me a proper chair and desk.

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Re:I don’t want to be a software developer anymore by dkersten on Thursday November 23, 2017 @12:14PM (#15766426)
By the time you've been diagnosed, its possibly already too late.

I bought a Kinesis Advantage2 (and foot pedal) earlier this year and after a few months of using it, I wish I'd got one years ago. I feel much less typing strain.

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