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Up-thread there was a comparison from office workers to high school students. Do you really think that the "average office worker" has a chair (in the price-ran

• ObviousScience 12y ago
  As a paper pusher during college, I had a $400ish chair, a desk with more than enough space to spread out the documents I was working with and the keyboard I was using, and could get up and take a quick break whenever I felt like it, just to stretch my legs, go to the bathroom without asking, grab a quick bit of food, or whatever. I could snack at my desk as I saw fit. While they preferred I not take personal calls at work, it was similarly acceptable to momentarily step out to answer important calls. They were more concerned I moved a bunch of papers than I sat obediently at my desk every second of every day. The only difference is that I wasn't sat next to a window, but across a cubicle farm from one, but I could clearly see out a bank of windows if I lifted my head a bit from my desk. So yes, I actually think that it's fairly representative of the experience of US office workers when compared to high-schoolers, which are given a much smaller work area in much worse conditions with considerably less freedom to deal with the reality of every day life.
  • pyre 12y ago
    Most of these comments follow a similar pattern: <Single Anecdote> Therefore, I believe that my experiences are fairly representative the entire population.
• malka 12y ago
  Pretty sure the average worker can get up from his/her chair and stretch whenever he wants. A luxury high-schooler do not have.