There are also desks that do this at the push of a button, FYI. Useful if you don't want to commit to 100% standing or 100% sitting.
-- Cédric On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Mark Fortner <[email protected]> wrote: > When I worked in the Netherlands I was surprised to discover that my desk > could raise up. It was extremely comfortable, and easy to adjust. It > turned out to be from IKEA. When I got back to the States and started > looking for the same desk, I couldn't find it. They had a similar desk, > but if you wanted to adjust the height you had to go to each leg and adjust > it individually. It lacked the simple handle to raise and lower the desk > that I'd seen before. > > Mark > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Casper Bang <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Just finished listening to #397; and the discussion around raisable desks >> in the latest episode, spurred my curiousity. >> >> When I worked in Canada some years ago, to my surprise, I noticed no-one >> were using raisable desks in the office - something I was accustomed to >> from working in Scandinavia since the year 2000 or so. Shopping around in >> Staples etc. did not reveal anything either, so I eventually had to gave up >> on this quest. My conclusion then was that perhaps weak unions and/or >> relaxed employer standards meant ergonomics were seen as a luxury item >> rather than an investment into HR. >> >> This now seems to be a demographic/cultural issue, good to hear about >> better ergonomic conditions for developers all over. >> >> /Casper >> >> PS: (n-1)! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Java Posse" group. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/S68K2KnxH94J. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Java Posse" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
