I've seen some very simple improvised set-ups at work, where people simply have a sturdy enough and tall enough support that they can put in or take out of from underneath their monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Wanna stand? -- slip it in. Get tired? -- take it out and pull up a chair. People use milk crates with a tabletop, stacks of books, etc. Seems to work for them and no need to hassle facilities to procure a special desk. Also, I've been seeing some stand-up desks set up in some common areas. People occasionally use them for impromptu quick meetings. I took to liking those, just like you describe it, but I have yet to try standing for prolonged periods. Seems having this kind of flexibility is key to a good experience and sticking with it. Alexey
________________________________ From: Jon Kiparsky <jon.kipar...@gmail.com> To: javaposse@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [The Java Posse] Re: Sitting on a Ball (Standing at a Desk) After reading this thread, I stood up to write for a while, and it felt very good. I might have to reconfigure my home setup to allow me to switch easily between standing and sitting. On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Casper Bang <casper.b...@gmail.com> wrote: I have a ball at home and mostly stand up at work. From traveling around various places there seems to be a big difference on what employers grant their desk soldiers. In Denmark where I currently reside, it's rare to come into an office without a standing desk, whereas in Canada it seems quite rare. A standing desk is superior in my opinion, although probably more so in collaborative/communicative situations and less so when in the "hardcore coding zone". > > >On Friday, March 2, 2012 3:36:12 AM UTC+1, Chris Koerner wrote: >Since we programmers sit all day long I was curious if anyone uses a ball to >sit on rather than a chair and how you liked it? >> >> >>And since I'm sure there will be discussion proxy of standing desks I threw >>that in the topic as well, but since I can afford a ball far more readily >>than trying to get my employer to get me a standing desk (which is a bit >>ironic considering I currently work at a company in the furniture >>business)... anyway, interested in the feedback. -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The >Java Posse" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/javaposse/-/tIjqvuAsk1cJ. > >To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >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 "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to javaposse+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
