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Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by hn8788 on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @09:33AM (#26554751)
My wife and I used our first stimulus checks to buy Herman Miller chairs for our home offices, and it's probably the single biggest QoL increase I can remember from a purchase.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by trewnews on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:32AM (#26555485)
It has been the worst for me since I have bought a Herman Miller Aeron. The thing leans to the right. I have got replacements, but they were all made the same month and have the same leaning issue. Some worse some better. Such poor quality control.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by aphextron on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:00AM (#26555827)
The quality has gone downhill the last few years with the new "remastered" Aeron chairs, IMO. Lots more plastic and thinner/lighter metal components. Anyone looking to get one you're better off with a 5+ year old refurbished classic. Half the price and honestly better.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by trewnews on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:49AM (#26556440)
This is interesting. Have you got any more information/literature? I really need to find a solution.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by aphextron on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @12:56PM (#26557222)
Here's a really good comparison:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XeHughLsLAw

Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by whnless on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:44AM (#26556380)
Not trying to defend HM (never tried their chairs), but I own a new Steelcase Leap V2 chair and I have the same issue. The replacement is as bad, leaning to the right. Apparently it is a design feature. I don't understand how these expensive furniture shops can ignore such obvious issues.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by trewnews on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:55AM (#26556508)
This was my experience with a Steelcase Gesture Headrest. The refused to fix it and just wanted to give me a refund. The lean was so bad that I was falling out of the chair.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by cultofmetatron on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:45AM (#26556388)
I find the hag capisco more comfortable for working. something about it just makes you naturally sit up straight. I slouch in anything else.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by BelenusMordred on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:37AM (#26555553)
I'm honestly intrigued how a 7 year old account has 4 comments in total. All in the last 2 months.

I mean the signup flow is basically frictionless here, and yet.

Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by trewnews on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:48AM (#26555692)
I just decided to start talking on public forums. I had an old account in my password manager that I never used to make a comment. I do not understand why my above comment has been downvoted. It is my experience with the product.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by BelenusMordred on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @10:55AM (#26555777)
Fair enough. May you continue on commenting for another 7 years.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by tombert on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:46AM (#26556408)
I didn't get a stimulus check but I similarly bought a decent SecretLab chair for me and my wife once COVID hit and I absolutely love it.

Until the pandemic, I rarely used my desk at home, so it just had a cheapy desk chair I got on Amazon years ago, but once it became my main "office", it became clear that a cheap chair going to really hurt my back and butt if I used it multiple hours a day.

Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by leetcrew on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:19AM (#26556049)
great chairs for the office, but awful if you want to play guitar at your computer. I guess you can't have everything in one chair.
Re:Posture: Is the Pandemic Breaking Our Backs? by klyrs on Tuesday March 23, 2021 @11:50AM (#26556446)
A few of us here are on Team Piano Bench because it encourages good posture. You can't have everything, but you can totally play guitar and also store a lifetime of sheet music...