By "real" I mean a chair actually designed for 7-hours a day 5-days a week usage and warrantied as such. Ergonomics and build quality is key. Expect to pay around $1K.

Thanks for the clarification. I'm trying to find a aftermarket one in the DC area, its been a loooong wait, a lot of garbage floating out there.

> Expect to pay around $1K.

You pay a lot less if you get one refurbished.

True, but also note that it won't be warrantied the same way. That's just an inherent trade-off, Steelcase has a limited lifetime warranty which I've already used to replace the lift after 10-years.

Picked up a Mirra 1 at auction for $150 this year. Pretty happy with it.

One thing I haven't seen mentioned: I have a two laptop stands, and a KVM switch to flip my screen, keyboard, mouse and a decent powered USB hub between my work laptop and personal laptop. Pretty handy.

Also an aquarium. Nice to have a bit of life and movement in the room. Hard plastic carpet protector. Office chairs can be murder on carpet.

Ergonomic/good for your posture/body. Sitting is pretty terrible so anyway to make it flow more naturally is better.

Or you could just stand up and largely solve most of those issues.

A Herman Miller Aeron, Mirra, Cosm, or similar can usually be found at a liquidation company for a lot less than retail. Keep in mind that they are repairable and parts are readily available, there are not many other brands that have that kind of support.

Since moving to the East coast, DC area. The quality of chairs on the aftermarket compared to CA is very poor.

It seems like few people / few company cares about their chair quality.

Presumably not a "gaming chair" or any of the other garbage that has become popular recently.

Thanks, I do think room aesthetics for people play a large role in their decisions. I just hope they don't keep sacrificing ergonomics.

The Herman Miller Embody is a wild mix of both at a $1,500-$2,000 price tag.

The kinds of chairs selling to gen z and millenials seem to be reflective of what the youtubers and streamers use.