I wish I knew what was good. I've heard people say they've gotten a zero gravity chair and love it. I recently visited a campus where a friend of mine with back trouble and a laptop-only work style had gotten rid of his desk entirely and substituted it with a zero gravity chair that looked like a lounger with a laptop arm. I have to say, you didn't look at his setup and think "productivity".
That's possible. I tried it in a store, and only adjusted it a little bit. But the main problem, I'm guessing, is that I like a chair that lets me move around in it, not one that holds me in the correct position.
I have an aeron and love it. Also make sure you tried the right size -- they have 3 sizes I think (go by height/weight). Part of why I love it is because of the size thing. I got the small one and for the first time in my life I actually fit in a chair! (and it isn't a tight fit -- I can move around in it. But I can sit all the way back and still bend my knees comfortably. Hooray!)
Actually, there's a setting that allows the back to recline, which sounds like what you're talking about. I'm not saying that you *have* to have an aeron, but it is worth going to a decent store and having someone who knows all the settings adjust it for you (or at least show you how) before you dismiss them.
I had an Aeron that was uncomfortable until the Herman Miller technician came to carefully adjust it for optimal cradling of my personal tush and back.
But, the most comfortable office chair I've ever had was a Steelcase Leap chair. And it didn't need its own help desk and tech support staff to keep it comfy.
Whatever you do, avoid the Haworth. I'm sitting in one right now and my ass is killing me. Besides, the "active sitting" these clowns tout consists of popping out of position unexpectedly and sending the user crashing forward.
as they kids used to say, hella uncomfortable
Those kids must be swimmers, too.
I wish I knew what was good. I've heard people say they've gotten a zero gravity chair and love it. I recently visited a campus where a friend of mine with back trouble and a laptop-only work style had gotten rid of his desk entirely and substituted it with a zero gravity chair that looked like a lounger with a laptop arm. I have to say, you didn't look at his setup and think "productivity".
Posted by cw | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 3:59 PM
Actually, if the Aeron was uncomfortable, it was probably badly adjusted.
Posted by paperwight | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 4:04 PM
That's possible. I tried it in a store, and only adjusted it a little bit. But the main problem, I'm guessing, is that I like a chair that lets me move around in it, not one that holds me in the correct position.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 4:06 PM
I like a chair that lets me move around in it, not one that holds me in the correct position
an insight into ogged's romantic struggles?
love that low hanging fruit. Cannot resist. Enables me to stay on ground.
Posted by textualist | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 4:16 PM
I have an aeron and love it. Also make sure you tried the right size -- they have 3 sizes I think (go by height/weight). Part of why I love it is because of the size thing. I got the small one and for the first time in my life I actually fit in a chair! (and it isn't a tight fit -- I can move around in it. But I can sit all the way back and still bend my knees comfortably. Hooray!)
Posted by profgrrrrl | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 5:29 PM
What are they paying professors nowadays?
Yeah, I know about the sizes, and tried the B and C models. Dunno, maybe I should try again, but it just seems too stiff, no?
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 5:33 PM
Actually, there's a setting that allows the back to recline, which sounds like what you're talking about. I'm not saying that you *have* to have an aeron, but it is worth going to a decent store and having someone who knows all the settings adjust it for you (or at least show you how) before you dismiss them.
Posted by paperwight | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 6:10 PM
What are they paying professors nowadays?
Not much, but I negotiate well :)
And others keep trying to steal my chair.
Posted by profgrrrrl | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 7:56 PM
I had an Aeron that was uncomfortable until the Herman Miller technician came to carefully adjust it for optimal cradling of my personal tush and back.
But, the most comfortable office chair I've ever had was a Steelcase Leap chair. And it didn't need its own help desk and tech support staff to keep it comfy.
Posted by LarryB | Link to this comment | 02-10-05 9:46 PM
Whatever you do, avoid the Haworth. I'm sitting in one right now and my ass is killing me. Besides, the "active sitting" these clowns tout consists of popping out of position unexpectedly and sending the user crashing forward.
Posted by peter snees | Link to this comment | 02-15-05 9:39 AM