Five Best Office Chairs

Re:Five Best Office Chairs by doktrin on Sunday September 09, 2012 @09:14PM (#4497787)

>> First, chairs are cheap compared to salaries.

While we agree on this point, I feel that this is bandied about a little too liberally. I love comforts and toys as much as the next, but this has been the general progression of the above argument at my current company :

  1. "GeekDesks cost *nothing* next to a developer salary" : GeekDesk acquired ($900 per)
  2. "Ergonomic chairs cost *nothing* next to a developer's salary" : Steelcase Leap chairs acquired ($1k per)
  3. "30 inch Dell UltraSharps cost *nothing* next to a developer's salary" : Dell UltraSharps acquired ($1.2k per)
  4. "New machines cost *nothing* next to a developer's salary" : Retina MBP's acquired ($2.2k per)
  etc.

I am not arguing that the above were all frivolous expenses (geekdesk is worth every penny, whereas the jury is out on a 30 inch display), just that the argument has potential for being applied very liberally.

When compounded with other perks such as paid conferences, travel expenses (hotels etc), office meals and books, the costs of maintaining an office can rapidly spiral upwards.

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Re:Five Best Office Chairs by thomasjoulin on Monday September 10, 2012 @06:24AM (#4499076)

I'm a strong supporter that when it comes to office furnitures, a company should really spare no expense. This is stuff we use everyday, so better feel comfortable with it. And yes, totally agree that it depends on the person. Would be stupid to buy an expensive Aeron for someone that don't like it.

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