Re:The ‘Pity City’ CEO Is Sorry Now
by paxys on Thursday April 20, 2023 @01:56AM
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Yup, but 3+ years into WFH none of these big office furniture companies has put even an ounce of effort into rebranding and serving the home market. No one is buying a $1700 chair for their home office. I don't need a sales rep to sell me a deal. "Adapt or die" is a constant in business, and this one clearly didn't do a good job at the former.
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> No one is buying a $1700 chair for their home office.
I bought a $1200 Steelcase chair for my home office. Well, "bought." I expensed it back to my employer, who gave me a budget for this.
Perhaps that's where Herman Miller should be focusing -- show companies that reinvesting some of their office furniture budget into employees' home offices has a significant benefit to employee productivity (because employees will actually be able to sit at their desks for a reasonable amount of time).
It's one thought amongst many.