Standing Desks for IT

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What are your guys thoughts on standing Desks for IT staff noted most of day is in office?

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evandarkeye@reddit

Standing desks are great for ergonomics. Here is a study showing the benefits: https://www.uclahealth.org/safety/ergonomics/office-ergonomics/sitting-standing-workstations Here is an option for you to consider: https://www.autonomous.ai/standing-desks/autonomous-smartdesk-5

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Own-Source-1612@reddit

If I can sit I don't care, but if I have to stand all day I'm going to be mad at someone.

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jptechjunkie@reddit

I like the raised desk but wished my chair would rise with it. Not to sit on it, more for leaning.

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WorldlinessUsual4528@reddit

Depends on the role in IT. Back when I was a tech, it would have been useless because I spent more time away from the desk and the few times I was at the desk, I wanted to sit. Now that I'm at a desk 90% of the time, I definitely use the standing feature. Otherwise my whole body just hurts when I sit too long. I bought one for home too

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punklinux@reddit

I never understood the appeal. I am tired enough, and when I am at a standing desk, I feel like I am leaning on a lunch counter. It reminds me of when I worked at Big Box Company as a cashier. We were not allowed to sit, and we had to stand there at attention, even when there was nobody in the store. My feet hurt after a while, and my dogs won't leave me alone because they think I am about to take them on a w-a-l-k.

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Maro1947@reddit

Sitting all day I get tired from the head up. Standing, it's the other way round But of course, you don't sit/stand in the same position for al 8 hours. Vary ig6

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sadmep@reddit

You get tired from the head up? What's up there?

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Maro1947@reddit

Brain fog from sitting all day

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Familiar_One@reddit

This question was a bit hard to comprehend from a grammar perspective. Out of all the mistakes I found it funny you capitalized the work Desk lmao

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Darkhexical@reddit (OP)

Minor words in titles are lowercase. It's just how we do things here. Minor words are these btw: Articles (a, an, the) Prepositions (e.g., in, at, on, for, of, to) Conjunctions (e.g., and, but, or, nor

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Familiar_One@reddit

Gotcha!

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incogvigo@reddit

Standing desks are great for anyone looking to avoid sitting 8 hours in a chair every day. Don’t see why IT would be unique.

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Fliandin@reddit

IT doesn't have them in my office yet, but they have been making the rounds across the company as each area is remodeled. Those that don't have a use just leave them in seated position all the time, 1-2 people leave them in standing position all the time, the rest move them as they see fit on any given day. I personally would love one, especially for the days that I'm in and out of my office endlessly, would be nice to be able to walk in punch some things and walk back out to the next whatever. And I've not doubt my team will get them when the remodel makes it to our side of the building.

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JagerAkita@reddit

I would add a large hamster wheel as well...

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Lonecoon@reddit

I have a treadmill at my standing desk. It's great and I highly recommend it.

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BoredTechyGuy@reddit

I just got a walking pad for my home office. Makes getting 10k steps a day trivial!

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cbass377@reddit

I have that glass top adjusting desk from Costco. I was thinking about adding a walking pad. Am thinking that the walking at stroll speed may stimulate some creativity, boost the step count and help control the IT induced anger.

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JagerAkita@reddit

No no non, hamster wheel, with a water bottle and feed cup

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Downinahole94@reddit

I have it. I never use it. Here is why , as soon as something fun happens where I need to go into hard core mode I put it done and be in my chaos solving position.

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Keleus@reddit

Depends on the person I like it raised during hardcore mode so while things process I can pace back and forth lol

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pinecrows@reddit

As a fellow pacer, standing desks are great ahhaha

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0157h7@reddit

I agree, but it also appears to me that approximately 25% of people who request standing desks, don’t use them once the new wears off. I even have people requesting them be removed, which means more work for my team. In a previous job, the facilities team was responsible for standing desks. Their policy was that a standing desk would be provided to anyone with a doctors note. I like that because it’s just enough friction that the people who capriciously want things and have no self-awareness may leave it alone.

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kero_sys@reddit

I agree. We have loads of people going via DSE assessments and have rise and fall desk to meet their needs.

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aiiye@reddit

I have a sit stand conversion desk and it’s great. I sit for about five minutes an hour or if I’m deep in thought of something but otherwise I tend to just walk around my desk thanks to Bluetooth headphones. Also easier to do stretching and little exercises to keep my mobility. My back thanks me for sure.

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Liquidretro@reddit

Do you find a lot of typing as fast of comfortable when standing?

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Bigb5wm@reddit

I just thought it was a regular office trend not just a sole IT thing. I used to use one at my old company. It was great

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Ok-Juggernaut-4698@reddit

I have one and love it! I'm on my feet a lot during the day, often in and out of my office. I found that keeping it up during the day saves me from back pain by bending over to use the computer from time to time throughout the day.

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CodeSpike@reddit

My motorized desk made a world of difference for me. I'm 60 now and all of years of working at a desk was catching up with me. I bought a motorized desk and started standing for at least 15 minutes every time my watch said "time to stand". I even added a balance board. My back hurts less and I have more energy. When I visit the office I usually see about 1/4 of the people standing at their desk at any one point in time.

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H1king33k@reddit

My office went through the trend of about 90% of the staff getting standing desks around two years ago. I think there is still one person who uses it in stand-up mode. For the rest of us it's pretty much a very expensive monitor stand.

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themightydraught@reddit

I've been standing at work for over 10 years now. I have terrible posture when I sit down at a computer, and didn't want to end up looking like Mr Burns when I got older. At first I alternated between sitting and standing a few times throughout the day. Raising and lowering the desk got to be a pain because it was hard to get the desk back to just the right height, so I quickly switched from a normal desk chair to a bar height stool so I could keep the desk raised all day. It probably took 6 months before I was standing full time. Haven't looked back.

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hosalabad@reddit

Having a sit/stand choice has damn near fixed my back. Having to go onsite and use a chair is torture. I use a little kickstand looking stool at home when I'm not standing.

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taker25-2@reddit

I think they are great and am not against them. No one in my IT department uses one, but we have several people in the organization who do.

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andre_xs95@reddit

I have problems standing on one spot for too long, so I also got an under-desk treadmill, works very well for me and I get a solid couple of 1000 steps more per day.

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Tech_support_Warrior@reddit

Standing desk are great. I had one at work and I noticed on WFH days my hips hurt. I upgraded my desk at home. I kow find myself standing to play video games, build models, and anything I do at my desk.

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Deifler@reddit

We have many departments with split stationary and electric sit stand desks. Their nice as they have what the fournitute vender we use call a omnichain that hold the slack in a nice enclosed ribbon. Really clean and never had an issue with cut, bent, or loose cables.

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uptimefordays@reddit

10/10 would recommend standing desks, just be sure to also get rubber mats to stand on.

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sadmep@reddit

If I wanted to stand all day I would have chosen a much different career.

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HellzillaQ@reddit

I stand when I’m just checking on things and doing normal work. If I’m sitting, do not interrupt me.

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Sad_Dust_9259@reddit

Standing desks are just regular desks that decided to show off. Sure, I got one once, thought I’d be one of those ‘active work guys.’ Cut to me, three hours later, sitting on a stool because standing is exhausting. So yeah, get one if you want, but just know… you’re probably gonna end up sitting anyway.

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Sea_Wind3843@reddit

Love them. We actually buy the stand up desk bare bones from Amazon and then attach the desktops to them. Runs about $150-$250. Verses if you get them from the office furniture provider you can pay thousands.

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Maro1947@reddit

I've been using standing desks for years - used to build then out of Server boxes Now I do office fit outs and generally, these are 100% electronic sit stand desks as standard

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ccosby@reddit

We have them all over the company including in IT. I’ve seen people adjust them to a height they like but that’s about it. Most don’t use the standing function. I just randomly go for quick walks around the office or building a few times a day to get away from sitting. The one exception is there is an office behind the system engineering one that we will use for calls. One of those desks is usually at standing height. Generally don’t mess with it if I’m using it.

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Dariuscardren@reddit

I have one, mostly use it to adjust the desk height to a non standard one. I almost never stand at it.

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people_t@reddit

My team has motorized standing desks and we have had them for a few years now. I can count on one hand the amount of time I have seen anyone stand. They are nice because you can adjust the height to what you want. From an IT perspective with standing desks, always keep cable lengths in mind and anywhere a cable could get kinked.

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MorpH2k@reddit

Yeah, they're great, I've had one at pretty much all of the jobs I've had, as well as at home. I don't stand much at all, which I probably should do more, but being able to adjust the height of it is great and if I need to access the cables underneath, I just raise it so I don't have to crawl on the floor. Highly recommend bundling all the cables up with Velcro or even better a cable sleeve and making sure there is enough length to raise it fully.

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sgt_Berbatov@reddit

We're the same. After the novelty only the hard core people who are having problems use them. The rest just sit at them. Personally I've tried the standing desk, I find them weird and uncomfortable. I'm 6ft 3 and I feel the desk is about 2" too short for me. It means the top of the monitors aren't in my eye line.

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fizicks@reddit

I have always found it simpler to have fixed height standing desks with higher desk chairs. And I'm with you in that we don't see as much standing as you would think based on how adamant people are about needing these desks, but at least with fixed height desks my gut says they're more likely to use them while standing since that is the default.

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Ok_Conclusion5966@reddit

ive seen people use them, the trick is to keep them in the standing position the majority of the time, force yourself to stand up and improve your posture, go to a meeting room or another area when you wish to sit

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cisco_bee@reddit

Last company I worked for, all the engineers had motorized standing desks. They used them fairly often. Besides, you're kind of missing the point. I had one too, but if you walked by my office, even regularly, you might think "He doesn't even use it". I would use it probably 20 minutes a day. But this was a huge deal. If I'm in the zone and my ass starts hurting, instead of going for a walk and losing momentum I just raise the desk and stand for a bit, then sit back down. Nobody wants to stand for 8 hours, but nobody wants to sit for 8 hours.

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BoltActionRifleman@reddit

I do! But I have a lazy streak and my feet hurt if I stand on anything but carpet.

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Enough_Pattern8875@reddit

Are you in a cubicle farm with low height cube walls by chance?

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vppencilsharpening@reddit

We tend to just run a single power cord and a network cable. Everything else we tie or mount to the desk, including the power strip.

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Wtcher@reddit

This is the way. I bought some industrial Velcro and mounted all the extra stuff (dock, surge protector, power brick) to the underside of my own desk.

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FgtBruceCockstar2008@reddit

I've have a standing desk at home for years and rarely stood it up. The only reason it stands now is because I got a desk treadmill and fully removed my chair. Otherwise I would still be sitting

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WoodenHarddrive@reddit

I like mine because I have all the cords well hidden, and I can raise my desk fully out of reach of my three year old.

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FgtBruceCockstar2008@reddit

No little ones here, and my cables hang down low off the side. I have a desktop mounted power strip with USB ports for all my hot swap devices and laptops, and more permanent items are plugged into the UPS resting on the floor with extension cables to mount them under the desk proper. Definitely ugly, but it does its job well enough that I couldn't care less.

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ang3l12@reddit

What treadmill did you get?

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flepdrol@reddit

I'm interested too

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khag24@reddit

I have a standing desk at home and I keep my standing pretty much all the time. I have a wobble stool I lean on for long meetings but having somewhere else to move your chair is a big limitation. I never used mine in the office just because I couldn’t put the chair anywhere

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R2DeezKnutz@reddit

This reminds me of a time I was setting up a standing desk for someone, left a bunch of slack for when it would be raised. User didn't like how it looked with all the cable slack so he made his own adjustments after I left. Couple minutes later we got a fun ticket in all caps how things were falling over and whatnot. Good times.....

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billiarddaddy@reddit

The point is to move more. Standing for 8 hours isn't good for you either.

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Active-Drive-7749@reddit

i switched to a standing desk years ago and since then use it 99% in standing position. my back pain does not exist anymore.

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Break2FixIT@reddit

I love standing desks. Just don't get the manual ones.. you will hate it then. I have 3 monitors and all my little gadgets / tools / projects on my desk. If you can get the table that lifts, that would be better than the stupid stand up platform one that goes on your non stand up desk.

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bofh@reddit

We have electric sit stand desks at the office and my employer paid for me to have one at home last year. This is a standard thing for people who want/need it, I’m not ‘special’. They’re great. Being able to vary your posture like that is a massive game changer for comfort.

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therealRustyZA@reddit

My manager and I sat next to each other. He got a standing desk... It never went down for months. I couldn't understand why. So I asked for one. I get it. It's so good. I wish I could have one at home. I'm absolutely for it.

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MidnightAdmin@reddit

I even got me a 2m wide motorized desk at home, with a computer holder under the desk and full cable management. Motorized desks are amazing, not because you want to stand all day, but because you can change the height to suit you as well as possible.

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davidflorey@reddit

Standing desks are so prevelant these days, no reason why any office doesn’t have them for office bound staff

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-Copenhagen@reddit

Are there offices that don't provide standing desks for all? That sounds horrible.

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Cheomesh@reddit

We have those, they're actually pretty nice. Handy as I am recovering from an accident so it keeps my leg muscles warmed up.

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Obvious-Jacket-3770@reddit

I had one for a while. Loved it... Until I was so damn busy I just never used it in standing position.

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ZeroInfluence@reddit

Everyone should have one. That said I only stand like 5% of the time, take it up to 115cm or so, 80% of the time at 85cm, then the rest within a 10cm range from 85cm. I have a few heights worked out I switch between, my desk has bluetooth lol

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dlongwing@reddit

The "Sitting is killing you!" health craze was pushed to the forefront of the news cycle by the Coca Cola corporation when people started making noise about taxing sugary sodas. No. Seriously. [https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/the-new-study-suggesting-sitting-will-kill-you-is-kind-of-a-raging-dumpster-fire/](https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/09/the-new-study-suggesting-sitting-will-kill-you-is-kind-of-a-raging-dumpster-fire/)

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Icolan@reddit

I have had one at home and have been using it to work from home for 5 years. A sit/stand desk should be a requirement of every office, sitting for hours on end is terrible for your body and health. I just bought a new on and am loving it even more than my old one. I gave the old one to my nephew who is graduating college in a couple months and will be starting his IT career then.

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rickAUS@reddit

At a previous workplace where they had them, I was using them in a standing position all the time. In every other job since I find myself needing to step away from the desk for 5 min or so and walk around / stretch at least once an hour. seems to cut into my productivity a bit though.

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Lesser_Gatz@reddit

Electric ones rock. I keep having to get up to go look at shit and then come back to my desk, only for someone to need me to go look at shit right after I sit down. I'm way more motivated to go look at shit if I'm standing already vs if I have to go look at shit after I just sat down. Plus, cable management is super easy, get a power strip mounted under your desk and then you'll never worry about cable lengths. Also, you can raise the desk so you don't need to crawl under it to wrangle cables. Electric ones are awesome.

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nighthawke75@reddit

Let's give each staffer the option as to what they want. Instead of trying to fit everyone into the same mold.

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swissthoemu@reddit

We have them on every desk. Cable management inside the desk, you don’t see anything. We work on 2 27” daisy chained monitors and you don’t see a single cable except the usb-c that goes to the notebook. Exceptional. USM Kitos M I think it is. We’re happy to have standing desks, they make it easier to have a one on one meeting and it’s so much better for your back.

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Marketfreshe@reddit

to each their own. I just get up often from my desk and am active outside of work. I wouldn't really enjoy standing desk.

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habitsofwaste@reddit

We have them at work. The convertible kind. That I hardly ever raise lol. Very handy though when you need to get under the desk, raise that shit up!

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PlasmaStones@reddit

ive had great luck with Amazon sponsored ones

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groverwood@reddit

I have one of them rising desks and worked my ass off today and didn’t sit until the very end of the day when I had to crunch some addresses into a spreadsheet. It’s a very welcomed change and I found it very easy to get into

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travelingKind@reddit

At my previous job it required a note from the doctor. To me this sounds like you already have a condition rather than asking for one to prevent a condition. I thought it was stupid. Current employer, I just asked and got one. It's nice.

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kamikagex7@reddit

I was never on the standing desk movement until I got into IT. I feel like during the later half of the day when I’m brain is fried it helps me turn it back on. Standing/sitting desk and a Bluetooth headset 🙌

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joshf81@reddit

Love mine. It's electric adjustable so sit part of the day and stand part of the day

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joevanover@reddit

I’ve had a standing desk and 100% got rid of my chair 15 years ago. My back thanks me every day.

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Gandalf32@reddit

If I was a support guy, I would hate standing desks, because for one, I wouldn't mind standing if I wasn't on the phone all day with really rude people. Another thing, is, I can get on a ticket that is on a wild goose chase of bread crumbs with investigating things on the network as it is, and standing keeps me from truly focusing on that. Sure, I get up every 20 or so minutes and all that, but as a support person locked in a stressful situation, I would rather sit by default.

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4kr0m4@reddit

I love them. There's 11 of us in our IT dept and half have standing desks. Honestly, even if you don't use the lift function, the pricing is typically competitive or cheaper than standard desks. We typically go with Uplift but have tried Jarvis and Autonomous as well. They all seem solid this far and we're about 5 years in.

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Evargram@reddit

No! They're not healthy like people were told. What is healthy is to stand once every 30 - 40 minutes to allow the blood to move back in your legs.

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macgruff@reddit

Standing is 10x more healthy than sitting.

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SirLoremIpsum@reddit

> What are your guys thoughts on standing Desks for IT staff noted most of day is in office? I do t think your profession should matter for a standing desk. It's good for everyone.

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macgruff@reddit

I got one about a year before COVID hit, and used it (in the raised position) like every four hours or so, for about an hour.

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oooooooh_yeaah@reddit

I'm in IT and I stand at a convertible (motorized) standing desk virtually all day. I love my standing desk, I'm more alert and rarely suffer the 3:00 lull. I sometimes lower it if I ate too much at lunch tho ;-) I highly recommend them.

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Special_Luck7537@reddit

I just set the second one up for my wife. I had an old desk, but they make em to sit on top of desks too. I used it for about 7 yrs, retired and sold it.

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Th4tBriti5hGuy@reddit

In my previous company, I used my standing desk a lot (especially for quickly raising the desk just to plug a cable in so I don't hit my head on the desk) Other times, when I just want a break from sitting and feeling a bit idle, I'd stand and stretch a bit. Some folks use em, some don't about half of my team used them. But now I don't have one and I miss it greatly.

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v_tine@reddit

I use one. Way easier on the back. It takes about a week to get used it, but it's so much better.

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Timothy303@reddit

If you want a standing desk, go for it. Or are you asking about funding standing desks, which can be expensive? That's trickier. I do think it's worth pointing out that recent research seems to indicate that standing in the same spot all day is not much better than sitting, and can lead to a different set of problems. The key really seems be moving, not just standing or sitting.

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Ordinary-Yam-757@reddit

I got mine by telling Employee Health I get hemorrhoids. They put a Varidesk on mine. Not my preferred setup but it's nice.

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NotBaldwin@reddit

We got them. A member of staff had a medical issue that meant sitting for long periods wasn't great, and then a few others asked if they could have them and then this lead to basically the 6 IT desks being standing desks at one site. Electric, button controlled with memory settings. To begin with, most people used them. then gradually over the next year, most people went off them, and just sat. One colleague still does it every now and then if his sciatica is playing up, and that's about it. I would recommend getting the standing pads as that makes them a lot better. Also, don't get one that goes on top of a normal desk. We tried a few different types of those, and it's been universally agreed between the team that those are rubbish and more effort than they're worth.

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Ordinary-Yam-757@reddit

I started to use mine more when I switched to huge ass Hoka running shoes. I tried that whole barefoot shoes nonsense and it was not for me.

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wrootlt@reddit

We have motorized desks for all users in the building. Most users never use them standing, but from my surrounding area of 15 people 5 or so use them sometimes. I do too. Sometimes i can go for weeks without raising it to work standing. But sometimes it is almost every day. Depends on my mood, work load, temperature, back, etc. Usually during summer it is warmer and i start to sweat while standing :D Also, usually i only work standing maybe 1 hour on average per day, sometimes longer. If i have some intensive work to do, i don't do it standing. I am getting more comfortable working this way, but still, something in my head just doesn't click, my hand movement with mouse feels weird while standing. And i can't stand still for a long time, so i am changing legs all the time and all this movement distracts from work, but doing some monotonous simple work is fine or reading something or doing a call.

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Chaucer85@reddit

We use the riser ones that can be laid on top of existing furniture and then lock into various levels with hinge action. I just recently invested in a Karlby+motorized leg kit for my home office. It's great.

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TheOtherSide5840@reddit

My thoughts are let the individual decide. I would hate a standing desk and I would probably die on that hill; however, others would be fine with it.

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thesmiddy@reddit

you can just leave the desk in the sitting position, no harm in the option existing

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Helpjuice@reddit

Standing desk should be standard. It is just better for everyone.

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jdkc4d@reddit

Let's make sure we are talking the same thing here. You mean Sit/Stand desks, not a desk you have to stand at correct? I think its a great idea as long as they get to pick when they are standing. Standing all day while trying to explain to some genius what a browser is would get really old really fast.

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Hollow3ddd@reddit

I had that and a stool with a back. I'm short. I could move the stool back and not adjust the desk height at all. 10/10

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Solid_Shook@reddit

Big fan of motorized standing desks. I hate sitting all day but I also don’t wanna stand all day.

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stromm@reddit

As I have a bad back, I hate them. Give me a large, heavy cushioned office chair and a desk at 30” height every day.

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bryptobrazy@reddit

I work in a large org. Our entire office has them. Very handy when you want to use them but majority of the time people just sit instead lol.

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The_Struggle_Man@reddit

Our office got remodeled, and we all got standing desks. I don't use mine everyday, but when I do I make my coworkers listen to my walking pad lol. It's really not that loud, they're ok with it, another one bought a walking pad for their desk. Highly recommend a standing desk, because you don't need to stand if you get one. I've considered one for home as well.

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tjt169@reddit

Love them

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MK6er@reddit

Everyone always wants a standing desk to sit down at, it blows my mind. Being a male IT guy and handy I'm always elected to install said desks and reconfigure all the cables. They'll try it for a week and then never touch it unless they drop something under their desk. This is the standing joke amongst most managers and executives at companies I service. I'm all for adjustable monitor stands and ergonomic peripherals. Don't get me started on the ball chairs either. Do any of the people who request these things use these at home? No. Nobody really wants it, they just want to feel special.

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TehZiiM@reddit

I have one. Used it as standing desk for like 2 month. Sat down once, never turned it up again.

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naitsirt89@reddit

Having an adjustable desk is one of the best office resources besides a good chair. It made me immediately get one for home use as well.

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PAiN_Magnet@reddit

Standing desks are a personal preference, my boss going to try to "force" me to use one? No thanks, fuck you.

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ExceptionEX@reddit

My thought on it, is the same for everyone we have ever ordered them for. 99% use them for about 3 days in the standing position, and then never again. So in general we are resistant to order any of them, and the c-suite are working on a policy which I'm sure will be overly complex and annoying on how to insure that if you are ordering one you are committed to using it. Jokingly I suggested that we just say if you want a standing desk, you have to give up your chair, and more than one of them took me serious.

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ahippen@reddit

Everyone wants a standing desk, but seldom does anyone ever use a standing desk.

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InsaneHomer@reddit

I have one, use it 2-3 days a week. I have lower back issues and it really helps. I also have ~2 hours a day commute via train/car. Trying to avoid sitting for 11+ hours a day is a no brainer, I'm also 52.

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hurkwurk@reddit

they are standard across our offices except for reception areas where they cannot be properly fitted into the layout. this is not IT specific.

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c1u5t3r@reddit

In my company everyone has one, it’s the default setup. Not using it very often.

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Outrageous-Insect703@reddit

I'm a fan of standing desks, IT has them as well as some other individuals in other departments. Truth be told even with standing desks, few use them very often from what I've seen.

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stufforstuff@reddit

Standing desks - just like Big Rubber Ball "chairs" and 10,000 steps are nothing but the latest consumer "health" marketing bs. Recent studies show that standing desks offer little to no real health benefits - it's still just better to get up and walk for 10 minutes every few hours and that doesn't require an expensive fad "stand up" desk. Like every other scam - it includes just enough pseudo sciene to make it seem "real". Sitting bad so standing MUST BE good - right?

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ImightHaveMissed@reddit

Too much money to spend on things to make IT happy and feel human. You get these over priced jank AF hon desks and you’ll like it

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AMDIntel@reddit

Mandatory. Both my last and current job have them.

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IdidntrunIdidntrun@reddit

I use my standing desk at work a few times a day. Feels good to stretch the legs and realign back posture I also have a standing desk at home....that I never use lol.

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iceph03nix@reddit

We have Uplift desks, and they're awesome. Up when you want to stand, Down when you want to sit. Also really nice to be able to run the desk up to get under it to do cabling or whatnot.

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saracor@reddit

I had one at a few jobs and loved them. Being able to transition back and forth really helped. I don't work full time in an office now and don't need it as I can walk around outside at home all the time so I'm not sitting for hours at a time.

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4thehalibit@reddit

All back office personnel had them at old office.

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lordgoldthrone4@reddit

Don't make it department specific, once one person sees a standing desk suddenly everyone wants one. Look for the kind that goes on top of your desk, much cheaper and after the novelty of a standing desk wears off you won't see anyone standing any more.

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chefnee@reddit

Meh. We have them spread through the suite. I work for a Fortune company. Sometimes I stand, but most of the time I prefer to sit.

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fost1692@reddit

Saw a strange one once. A standing desk that didn't move. It was permanently high, if you wanted to sit there was a chair like a bar stool.

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psmgx@reddit

i have one at home and use it often when remote. invest in a good set of "office shoes" (crappy crocs or something padded), or one of those standing mats they use for factory workers / checkout clerks. home depot or uline ought to have a few options, etc.

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No-Butterscotch-8510@reddit

They need them.

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goinovr@reddit

Our standard office setup includes a sit/stand desk for all employees.

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AndiAtom@reddit

I want one. Sometimes standing is more comfortable

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Carter-Rippling-IT@reddit

I loved having the option at a previous job. Contrary to what someone else in this thread mentioned, I actually quite liked a few of the "on top of normal desk" options we had available - but glancing through Amazon at the moment to find them, I don't see the few different ones we had as options, so not sure where they came from. I will say that I do prefer a \*real\* quality chair over a standing desk any day of the week, if forced to choose.

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Ontological_Gap@reddit

These guys will work with you for a cost efficient solution to a team-wide pod: https://www.reddit.com/r/deskhaus/ You have a legal obligation to resolve any avoidable harm caused to your employees by the workplace. Medical bills are $$$$$$, at minimum.

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punkwalrus@reddit

When I worked retail, it was called "being a cashier." No thanks. That already did a number on my back and sciatica by age 20.

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Bob_the_gob_knobbler@reddit

Thanks for the reminder that cashiers in the US for some godforsaken reason don’t just have a chair like they do in any European country I’ve ever been to.

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LWBoogie@reddit

Should be available for all, people who don't want to or can't (ADA) don't have to stand.

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ALombardi@reddit

I'm in IT. I work from home. My standing desk and walking pad are my favorite things about my office and makes me dread finding a new employer who forces in office. My home office is light years better than anything any office would provide. Keeps me from being a massive greasy Florida IT Man. Now I'm just a greasy Florida IT Man.

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Crabcakes4@reddit

I have one, I used it a lot when I first got it, but I don't even think about it much these days so it's mostly in the sitting position. I should use it more than I do, but I don't see that it has anything to do with IT really, could be any desk job. I guess the only thing is that only 2 or my 3 monitors fit on it so the 3rd one stays lower height when I raise the desk, but it's not like everything I do requires 3 monitors all the time.

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ipych@reddit

Believe me, you won’t use it.

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Hotshot55@reddit

Believe me, you will use it.

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ipych@reddit

I’ve been overly short and affirmative in my statement. Let me elaborate: I bought a standing desk for my house with the strong and profound conviction that I would use it constantly. I feel like even with the best intentions (like me) most people stop using their standing desk. It is better to simply make a cup of coffee, stand up, and stretch than to use a standing desk. Also, you need to be mindful of your posture while in standing mode. If you put all your weight on one leg, it can actually be more harmful than stay sit.

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Hotshot55@reddit

> Also, you need to be mindful of your posture while in standing mode. If you put all your weight on one leg, it can actually be more harmful than stay sit. I think the general recommendation is to switch between sitting and standing every 30 minutes. Staying in any static position for a long period is probably going to be detrimental to some degree. Basically every desk at my office is a standing desk and people are constantly using them, some people even prefer to stand almost the entire day.

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garcher00@reddit

A couple of people in the IT department have standing desks. I don’t sit since I am usually running from one IT fire to another.

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420GB@reddit

Not sure what IT has to do with it, everyone gets a standing desk. There's no other option. Imo, even if you don't want to stand, they're great just to adjust the height to suit your chair.

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MBILC@reddit

Every person should have a standing desk period.

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biggreen96@reddit

After having one I wont take a job unless I get one.

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Accomplished_Sir_660@reddit

Not for me. I too lazy to stand all day or even part of the day. I gladly keep my office high back chair.

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Krypty@reddit

We have motorized standing desks (Uplift to be exact), Steelcase Leap's, and most of us also have some sort of standing pad. Worth every penny. I have the same setup at home basically.

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usmclvsop@reddit

We have standing desks with tall steelcase/herman miller chairs. Well, think they might be called work stools instead of work chairs. Desk is always at standing height and my chair is tall enough I’m at the same height sitting as I would be standing.

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Hotshot55@reddit

I have an electric standing desk at home and at the office, I adjust the height all the time depending on how I'm currently sitting/standing at my desk.

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Mindestiny@reddit

Desk style is a personal choice, nothing to do with role beyond how long you sit at your desk all day. That being said, I've seen exactly two people actually use a standing desk as a standing desk regularly in the last two decades. The rest have been used as really crappy, extra expensive sitting desks after the first week

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cryonova@reddit

I use mine like 4-5 hours of my day standing. Love it.

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JudgeCastle@reddit

I use mine at home and at the office multiple times a day. When my back and hips begin to stiffen, time to stand and stretch. Desk goes with me til similar happens and I revert to sitting. Can’t live without it now

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NecessaryValue9095@reddit

I didn't start using my standing desk until I got a treadmill for under it. I don't use it all day, but it has been nice to get more steps in.

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jmbpiano@reddit

A treadmill setup can also be much better for your back. I've got disc degeneration in my lumbar area and my doctor advised against standing in one spot for extended periods because remaining stationary kept pressure on the affected areas and exacerbated the condition. (He actually didn't have to warn me, it was excruciating!) Walking, on the other hand, helped keep those joints from locking up and strengthened the muscles supporting the area to improve things over time.

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SmallClassroom9042@reddit

ITs like we need movement to be healthy or something

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NecessaryValue9095@reddit

100%. I also noticed I start to slouch or shift my weight onto one leg when standing for long periods. At that point, its better to just sit.

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ThemB0ners@reddit

I need to use mine more. Avoid terrible hips like me (I'm not even fucking 40) and don't sit in a chair all day.

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Apprehensive_Bat_980@reddit

Not just for IT.

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MayoDeftinwolf@reddit

I have a motorized desk at work, and I'd estimate around 20% of my time in office is standing. Not usually for extended periods, but having saved heights makes it easy to stand for 30 minutes or so when I'm feeling fidgety. Or do leaning pushups against the desk during boring meetings.

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ThatOneIKnow@reddit

We have motorized desks in our office. At first it was just for a select few, most who already had a history of back pain, but when the offices got remodeled _all_ became motorized. Some colleagues choose to never lift them and sit all day, others (me included) work standing about 25% of the time. I usually start my day standing, as I commute on my bike and like to cool down standing. I even bought such a desk for myself and work standing from home.

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dude_named_will@reddit

Since you asked for my thoughts, I don't like them. It's one more thing to run cables through. Also I prefer to slouch, and I want my coworkers to feel my pain of inconvenience whenever they knock on my door to ask for something by making them wait an extra 5 seconds for me to get up and open the door.

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Vesalii@reddit

We all have one. I like mine.

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TheLegendaryBeard@reddit

A necessity in my opinion. Breaks up the day, gives you different perspective on troubleshooting, and when you have people in your office hovering over your computer, you don’t have to look at their crotches.

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jcpham@reddit

I sat for 14 years until bad posture and some other issues prompted a cervical spine fusion at 40 years old. Now I stand 100% and greatly prefer it.

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762mm_Labradors@reddit

lol, I'm in my 40's and I sit at my desk with both knees up rest against the edge of the desk. Other times I slouch way down so that my tailbone is resting on the edge of my chair. I would hate to sit in an office chair "properly".

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jcpham@reddit

Watch that posture because I slouched and now I have two vertebrae fused and two discs replaced with plastic. C5 & C6 are all plastic and glue and I do not recommend cervical spinal surgery. Pissing hasn’t felt normal or the same for 4 years and not a single doctor or neurosurgeon can give me an explanation why. I have good days and bad days and it sucks. Standing helps though

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762mm_Labradors@reddit

Yeah I run and work out most days so sitting like that actually feels good for me. If I wasn't so active, I know sitting like that would actually do me quite harm.

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enforce1@reddit

Adjustable desks are the move. If i had a standing desk and a HM aeron, i'd be so happy

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thegreatdandini@reddit

I did 8 months mon-fri 8 hours per day standing and can honestly say it made no real difference to me. The backs of my knees hurt a bit towards the end. Nothing wrong with it, but I don't think I got much from it.

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urabusPenguin@reddit

They're great, I just wish I had gotten a motorized or even crank height adjustable desk like other employees have. Instead, my company decided it was better to just raise my normal desk up with wooden blocks.

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PoolMotosBowling@reddit

I have one. I don't like standing that much so I don't use it much. Only thing I noticed is my feet and back hurt more.

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RWTF@reddit

I own one personally and use one at work. I enjoy the option to stand. The bonus is it allows more flexibility to desk height as well for ergo needs.

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Fatty_McBiggn@reddit

All of the desks in our office are standing desks.

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DStandsForCake@reddit

As a caffeine addict, I get my "natural" walks during a working day back and forth to the Coffee machine. But yes, have a desk that can be raised and lowered, which I use. Although I find it rodiculous to introduce as a policy, feels like a US phenomenon to circumvent a personnel responsibility - so as if you dont stand up seven hours a day, it's your fault if you break your leg on the way to work (jokes aside, maybe abit cynical given the state of the world).

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inmy_head@reddit

Just curious if anyone else in IT is responsible for putting together standing desks? I had this debate at work. I don’t feel like I’m responsible for furniture assembly

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Berg0@reddit

100% of my staff have standing desks. Not everyone uses the feature, but figured we’d standardize on it.

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CheeseburgerLocker@reddit

I have one, personally I don't care for it because I seem to always have random devices plugged in I'm working on, and those pesky cables get in the way. Another guy I know, he stands almost all day. Keeps his desk neat and tidy, though. I don't know how he does it, haha.

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Slasher1738@reddit

I want one

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liquid00level@reddit

Desktop support hates managing tech on them

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spaceman_sloth@reddit

got one for my home office, worth the money

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er1catwork@reddit

I always belated them with a passion. Now? I can’t live without it! They are amazing!!

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capt_gaz@reddit

I love mine. I swap back and forth between standing and sitting to avoid back pain.

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Auxilae@reddit

We use Autonomous ones at work. At home, I use a Flexispot one. They're basically mostly the same as it seems they're just re-branded OEM's coming from a central factory in China, though definitely look into one that has a solid warranty and decent reviews/support. As for if they're worth the investment? Absolutely. There are times where you end up being in an 'active' mode at work where you need to grab things/get in touch with other people, not having to sit down every time and get up keeps you more active and on your feet.

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WildDogOne@reddit

hate it, I do have a walking desk though and I can get behind that. I can easily walk all day, but standing all day is a huge pain

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_haha_oh_wow_@reddit

Personally I like them. That, or standing height desks with office chairs that are higher up and have a ring you can stand on. My current main setup is a Varidesk, not sure what model.

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nullvector@reddit

I think better standing up. When I'm deep in troubleshooting or discussing technical stuff with colleagues, I like standing. If I have to compose a bunch of emails, spreadsheets, etc, I prefer sitting.

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planedrop@reddit

Everyone should have standing desks if we are being honest.

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rubixd@reddit

Standing ONLY? Pass. Sit-Stand? Absolutely.

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ImALeaf_OnTheWind@reddit

Today I remembered I have a fancy motorized standing desk, lol.

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zanox@reddit

My office has Steelcase airtouch desks and they are awesome. We have had them for 10 years now and zero issues. https://www.steelcase.com/products/height-adjustable-desks/airtouch/

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pcronin@reddit

Loved my sit/stand desk, until the site suffered a fire, reorganization, and office shuffle where it was lost. I am still waiting for my proper permanent office so don't have one. I have to remember to get up and walk around a bit when the watch buzzes to remind me to stand up.

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greenstarthree@reddit

Got one in my office about 4 years ago, that can be in sitting / standing position. Installed it in standing position. It hasn’t moved since.

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daddy-dj@reddit

Are we talking ones that can be put at different heights, all the way from about 65cm for when sat down to 1m50 for when standing? We have those where I work, and I bought my own for use at home. They're great, highly recommended. Helps me enormously avoid having a sore back.

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hasselhoffman91@reddit

Use mine everyday.

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bigmanbananas@reddit

I love mine.

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sxspiria@reddit

Sitting for 8 hours straight is terrible for you, but so is standing, so having a desk that can alternate between the two is ideal. I'm looking to get one for my home office soon.

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Spiritual_Grand_9604@reddit

I like the idea but I have a corner desk with another mounted beside it so I can just spin in my office chair and work on a couple devices at the same time

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individual101@reddit

I have a standing in my office and its nice when I hate sitting. I also have a standing desk at home when I WFH and game and my underdesk treadmill gets delivered today

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BadSausageFactory@reddit

I have a desk that I sit at. I have a workbench a few feet away that I stand at.

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scubafork@reddit

I would often do a lot of pacing and work on the whiteboard next to my desk when I worked in the office, so a standing desk was really nice. But the real benefit was that, since it was motorized I could level it to a height that worked for me even when sitting. Now that I primarily work from home, I use my old desk that is not motorized and sit in it. Of course, I still get up and pace, but it's just more movement.

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A8Bit@reddit

I have a motorized desk but rarely raise it to stand. I find that if my day is mostly on the phone and the occasional email, standing is fine but if I'm doing 'real' work, I need to be sat. It's just impossible for me to focus properly when standing.

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ProCommonSense@reddit

I'm on a team of 5 in a subgroup of IT team of about 10. We ALL have standing desks.

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Flabbergasted98@reddit

Get the electric ones (or if the budget doesn't allow it get the turn crank ones) to allow staff to adjust as their fitness levels allow it. Standing desks are great, but being locked in is awful. Also, It should note, that the weight limits on a standing desk should not be trusted. as the gears wear down from use their weight limits are more inclined to fail as it fails to lock in after an adjustment or a moving part wears down and snaps. Don't let staff stack servers on them. Don't let staff stand on them. Otherwise they're great.

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TheBestHawksFan@reddit

If I’m not supposed to stand on it, why is it a standing desk? 🤔

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largos7289@reddit

In my area, why the hell would i want that after running around all campus? There are times i would kill someone to be able to sit most of the day.

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I_T_Gamer@reddit

I use one, I've not sat while in the office at my desk in about 9 months. What's the question?

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proto-kaiser@reddit

I used a standing desk once, and absolutely hated it. The only reason I used it was because I had messed up my back the night before. My legs were sore and there wasn't an anti-fatigue mat. That being said, the experience is different for everyone but I would say get a motorized adjustable one so you're not stuck to one setting.

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Thats-Not-Rice@reddit

I like mine. The sun reminds me to stand, there's a certain time of day where it shines in and gets me right in the eyes. So I stand and then as the sun moves I sit back down again.

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Valdaraak@reddit

Same as I think for any other office position: They need to be standard issue and not by request.

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I_hate_peas3423@reddit

I bought a vari standing desk and it’s an absolute must for me. I’ve also provided them to my IT staff as well

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TotallyNotIT@reddit

I wfh and just bought one for my home office. I love it, probably 6 of my 8 work hours are spent standing now.

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cgarc056@reddit

Maybe ask who would be interested in it and order that and maybe a couple more in case they need replacing or some people change their mind and see where it goes from there. But in terms of use I work from home IT and use it very frequently and noticed a substantial change in how much energy I have for the day if I spend at least a quarter of my standing. Basically after closing a ticket or solving an issue that forced me to sit focused for more than hour I stand for half the time after while taking care of other issues. I feel at the end of the day enough energy to actually put in to doing a workout in the garage, and it just compounds from there, but this is just from personal experience mind you.

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PizzaUltra@reddit

I stand around 1-2 hours a day at my standing desk. It's great.

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thefudd@reddit

I have one, and anyone that requests one gets it

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D1TAC@reddit

I had one at my old gig, never stood up. My legs hurt. So I just went back to sitting and just made sure I get up once or twice an hour to get a drink of water or something.

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Leilah_Silverleaf@reddit

It's on my purchase list.

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Mubadger@reddit

Nothing would make me quit faster than having to use a standing desk.

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Happy_Kale888@reddit

Getting paid minimum wage perhaps might do the trick....

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Tilted76erfan@reddit

Whether you use the standing feature or not is irrelevant. The optionality existing should make it a plus for anyone.

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sephresx@reddit

We have the Varidesk Standing desks, the 47011 model. They are great. [https://www.vari.com/electric-standing-desk-60x30/FD-ESD6030.html](https://www.vari.com/electric-standing-desk-60x30/FD-ESD6030.html)

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Broad_Canary4796@reddit

Standing desks are fine, just don’t expect everyone to use them, especially after 6 months passes

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happyworker13@reddit

As long as its sit-stand on a motor that's great. Let people decide.

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ban-please@reddit

I love my sit-stand desk and everyone in my office has one. I use it about half the time I'm at my desk for about 30 mins to an hour at a time.

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SufficientDegree1994@reddit

Only if I can sit all day.

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siedenburg2@reddit

I have a standing desk in my office and at home, while I don't use it to work standing in it it's still nice to use. If I want to work on pcs i can lower the desk, if i want to plug something in the desk goes up. also I'm 1.93m and most "normal sized" desk are to low, not a problem with a standing desk.

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Glaurunga@reddit

We have them - it should be a default at this point

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