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My home office has a $3000 computer, $600 chair, high end keyboard and mouse, a huge 4k screen. My office temperature is at the optimal for my body and my setup

My home office has a $3000 computer, $600 chair, high end keyboard and mouse, a huge 4k screen. My office temperature is at the optimal for my body and my setup is positioned according to the sun coming in the window. At work it usually* is a $600 computer, a $60 chair, low end dirty keyboard and mouse, small low quality screen. The office is cold, I have glare in my screens... and I share a room with 60 persons. It's hilarious how my personal setup outclass my professional one. * I am lucky enough to have found an employer which value his employees and that's not the case right now for me.

criddell 10y ago
Have you ever thought about buying your own keyboard, mouse, monitor, and chair?
- Raphmedia 10y ago
  I'm not going to invest money into my employer's company unless I get a return on that investment. Edit: That's a slippery slope. What next? Buying a new microwave, new window blinds, a modern thermostat, softer toilet paper ...
  - swozey 10y ago
    If it's something that isn't standard or I know is so peculiar to me (mechanical keyboard, expensive mouse, headphones) that the company can't redistribute it when I leave, I just buy it myself and bring it in. That slippery slope is also slippery on the other end, ok, company A bought you "xyz gamer laptop" when everyone uses MBPs or what not. 99% chance it's going to go sit in the closet for a few years after you leave until donated or sold whereas if you used the standard equipment it can be cleaned and released. I'd rather skip the hassle and bring my own things in if it's not a change to the standards.
    - Raphmedia 10y ago
      There's a difference between setting up your entire programmer team with Razer products and upgrading your programmer's team computers from old 2001 computer to average 2016 computers. When it comes to the chair it's inexcusable for the company to provide equipment that will hurt the health of their employees.
      - swozey 10y ago
        You're arguing over a shitty employer vs. a good employer but my point was about wanting customized hardware/peripherals that nobody else in the company will ever use. That's not really the point that I was making. Yes, there are shitty employers that don't care about you being comfortable or provided with the proper hardware for your job, we've all been there. I couldn't tell you the last time I started a new job and wasn't given a current generation laptop and nice monitors (not Apple quality but totally fine). That's just poor management. I'm costing you the same money to get less work done if my laptop is slow. It doesn't benefit the business at all.

criddell 10y ago

Have you ever thought about buying your own keyboard, mouse, monitor, and chair?

Raphmedia 10y ago
I'm not going to invest money into my employer's company unless I get a return on that investment. Edit: That's a slippery slope. What next? Buying a new microwave, new window blinds, a modern thermostat, softer toilet paper ...
- swozey 10y ago
  If it's something that isn't standard or I know is so peculiar to me (mechanical keyboard, expensive mouse, headphones) that the company can't redistribute it when I leave, I just buy it myself and bring it in. That slippery slope is also slippery on the other end, ok, company A bought you "xyz gamer laptop" when everyone uses MBPs or what not. 99% chance it's going to go sit in the closet for a few years after you leave until donated or sold whereas if you used the standard equipment it can be cleaned and released. I'd rather skip the hassle and bring my own things in if it's not a change to the standards.
  - Raphmedia 10y ago
    There's a difference between setting up your entire programmer team with Razer products and upgrading your programmer's team computers from old 2001 computer to average 2016 computers. When it comes to the chair it's inexcusable for the company to provide equipment that will hurt the health of their employees.
    - swozey 10y ago
      You're arguing over a shitty employer vs. a good employer but my point was about wanting customized hardware/peripherals that nobody else in the company will ever use. That's not really the point that I was making. Yes, there are shitty employers that don't care about you being comfortable or provided with the proper hardware for your job, we've all been there. I couldn't tell you the last time I started a new job and wasn't given a current generation laptop and nice monitors (not Apple quality but totally fine). That's just poor management. I'm costing you the same money to get less work done if my laptop is slow. It doesn't benefit the business at all.