Doctor's note for a standing desk?

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  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    edited June 2018
    My employer is pretty accommodating however if everyone decided they needed a new desk we would put the lock down on that. We didn’t budget for that lol. If I really wanted a standing desk or an under desk elliptical (which I would prefer that over a stand desk) I would purchase it myself. Right now I just try to get up periodically and use the bathroom/kitchen upstairs/go for short walks etc
  • Danp
    Danp Posts: 1,561 Member
    fogetty wrote: »
    There was style of management called "management by walking around" (MBWA). Visiting the water fountain or restroom or group printer or other department about once an hour helps me be productive, but still not get stiff. YMMV

    In my role I tend to find myself in loads of meetings so I've started to do them as "walking meetings" where I can.

    Basically, if it's my meeting, there are less than 3 people attending and no one has any slide decks or data to present that requires a display, then we'll get out of the office and go for a walk while we discuss what needs to be discussed.

    I can tell you, having a meeting while walking along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour beats the hell out of a meeting room.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    Danp wrote: »
    fogetty wrote: »
    There was style of management called "management by walking around" (MBWA). Visiting the water fountain or restroom or group printer or other department about once an hour helps me be productive, but still not get stiff. YMMV

    In my role I tend to find myself in loads of meetings so I've started to do them as "walking meetings" where I can.

    Basically, if it's my meeting, there are less than 3 people attending and no one has any slide decks or data to present that requires a display, then we'll get out of the office and go for a walk while we discuss what needs to be discussed.

    I can tell you, having a meeting while walking along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour beats the hell out of a meeting room.

    Sydney Harbour is not that exciting. Oh you mean the awesome Sydney not the crappy one I live in (nova scotia) lol.
  • L1zardQueen
    L1zardQueen Posts: 8,753 Member
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    Danp wrote: »
    fogetty wrote: »
    There was style of management called "management by walking around" (MBWA). Visiting the water fountain or restroom or group printer or other department about once an hour helps me be productive, but still not get stiff. YMMV

    In my role I tend to find myself in loads of meetings so I've started to do them as "walking meetings" where I can.

    Basically, if it's my meeting, there are less than 3 people attending and no one has any slide decks or data to present that requires a display, then we'll get out of the office and go for a walk while we discuss what needs to be discussed.

    I can tell you, having a meeting while walking along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour beats the hell out of a meeting room.

    Sydney Harbour is not that exciting. Oh you mean the awesome Sydney not the crappy one I live in (nova scotia) lol.

    What?9vmid1un84cf.jpg
    Looks cool to me!
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    L1zardQueen wrote: »
    singingflutelady wrote: »
    Danp wrote: »
    fogetty wrote: »
    There was style of management called "management by walking around" (MBWA). Visiting the water fountain or restroom or group printer or other department about once an hour helps me be productive, but still not get stiff. YMMV

    In my role I tend to find myself in loads of meetings so I've started to do them as "walking meetings" where I can.

    Basically, if it's my meeting, there are less than 3 people attending and no one has any slide decks or data to present that requires a display, then we'll get out of the office and go for a walk while we discuss what needs to be discussed.

    I can tell you, having a meeting while walking along the foreshore of Sydney Harbour beats the hell out of a meeting room.

    Sydney Harbour is not that exciting. Oh you mean the awesome Sydney not the crappy one I live in (nova scotia) lol.

    What?9vmid1un84cf.jpg
    Looks cool to me!

    I think you mean frigid lol
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Speaking of back pain, I was lucked out and got a second hand Herman Miller chair, which retails for $700. Eliminated my back pain.
  • nowine4me
    nowine4me Posts: 3,985 Member
    I only last an hour or so on the ball and a few hours at my standing desk til my butts back in my regular chair. But I do get up and do a few laps every hour.

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