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Should I be able to keep my company purchased standing desk when I leave my job?
No, you should not expect to keep company-purchased equipment.
This was paid for by the company, not by you personally, so it belongs to your employer, not to you. It doesn't matter that it was for ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?
Amazon should allow for returns. Box them up and send them back.
Before you order new, ask your boss for specific requirements, or ask your teammates for suggestions of what they'd like, then ...
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I've decided to leave my job entirely over ergonomic reasons. How honest should I be at the exit interview?
I'm resigning for ergonomic reasons and ideally I want to explain this
at the exit interview, so they know it's nothing personal, and
hopefully they will take action for others if they see that ...
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Using audio cues to encourage good posture
I believe there should be a line somewhere between suggesting / advising good practice and appearing pushy for implementation. You don't need to chase everyone, individually to make them follow the ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?
The biggest problem is you don't realize what you did wrong, and people are miffed about your obliviousness.
Keyboards and mice are personal. Tournament gamers bring their own keyboards and mice. ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?
It may be too late this time, but the expenditure per employee is small in terms of their happiness and productivity, so a do-over is probably of net benefit to the business.
Perhaps a reasonable ...
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Should I be able to keep my company purchased standing desk when I leave my job?
Do you also plan to take the computer, monitor, phone, etc with you? The answer to your question is likely the same for them. It's equipment purchased by the company for the purpose of you doing ...
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Using audio cues to encourage good posture
We could inform my colleagues, during our monthly meeting, that they will be hearing a beep over the PA system. They could use this beep as an audio cue to re-align or adjust the posture.
Oh holy ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?
Why are you purchasing new equipment? If the users don't have a problem with their current equipment, and prefer it over the alternative you have provided, then you seem to be creating a problem that ...
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Office space bait and switch
my now-boss walked me through a completely different part of the
office...His primary solution is to assign everyone less work to
account for the "distractions".
Your boss is a deceitful moron ...
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Shared Fluorescent Light Problem
I put up an umbrella on the top of my cube where it would block that bright light. Works great!
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Using audio cues to encourage good posture
I myself struggle with maintaining my posture sometimes, and have found browser extensions/add-ons to be a useful solution.
I use one called PostureMinder (available on Firefox as well as Chrome to ...
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I've decided to leave my job entirely over ergonomic reasons. How honest should I be at the exit interview?
The moment you decide to leave a job, their problems stop being your problems.
If they ask "what can we do in future to make life easier for other people who work here?" that's an opening to give ...
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Desk is hurting my wrists. What are my options?
Aside from following Dan's advice, which is very good, and which I won't repeat here.
I'd also make sure to make those requests in writing. It's much more difficult to turn down requests like these, ...
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Very dark open space office, how to protect my eyes
Get a desk lamp. Get one with a swing arm/adjustable that can direct the light toward your desk surface, rather than spread the light over others' work surfaces.
Something like this might work: https:...
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Should I be able to keep my company purchased standing desk when I leave my job?
As others already stated, these items are company property unless some unusual law is applicable, or you paid for it, either directly or as a deduction from salary.
That said, if you believe such ...
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I've decided to leave my job entirely over ergonomic reasons. How honest should I be at the exit interview?
I'd still say - do not go into details, give them a very generalized reason and move on.
As you mentioned in another comment that when you wanted to discuss / report this issue, HR folks got angry, ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?
Most people have gone back to their old keyboard and mouse and my boss won't approve returning them, he just says "you need to fix this".
Issue is fixed. Most people have returned to using their old ...
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I'm in charge of equipment buying but no one's ever happy with what I choose. How to fix this?
Here's an anecdote a friend told me. It was the 80's and in the company's multistory building, they were installing computers, which required coaxial cable to be run everywhere, which in turn ...
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Using audio cues to encourage good posture
Assuming your colleages are all grown-ups I find it quite ridiculous to have a posture police to make everyone sit straight. I bet they are all very aware of the damages bad posture can cause. It is ...
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I've decided to leave my job entirely over ergonomic reasons. How honest should I be at the exit interview?
Tell them the reason you're leaving; it's a solid reason, and that knowledge may help them prevent future employees from leaving.
However - don't leave it at that. If you're going to be honest and ...
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Office space bait and switch
Healthy workplace == Healthy and Motivated workforce == Productivity. There is no two things about it.
Bring it to the notice of your superiors immediately (this time officially, by setting up a ...
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Should I be able to keep my company purchased standing desk when I leave my job?
This depends on who paid for the item in question.
If your employer bought it for you, they get to keep it.
If you paid it yourself, or if you received a grant from your health insurance, retirement ...
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Using audio cues to encourage good posture
Worst. Idea. EVER.
First - Go to any site (or even google) advice how to keep focus at work. In most in the "worst" three there are audio cues. All advise to turn of outlook notifications, Skype/lynk/...
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I've decided to leave my job entirely over ergonomic reasons. How honest should I be at the exit interview?
it was not a good fit, as I mentioned earlier. My body does not fit the workstation, I was going home with a lot of pain, and my doctor told me to stop immediately.
It's too bad. I liked everything ...
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What can I do to mitigate wrist/other pains, allowing me to spend as much of my week sitting at a desk as possible?
Firstly find a hobby that will keep your wrist in good condition. It sounds like you're heading for RSI (repetitive stress injury) which is a painful debilitating condition that can require surgery.
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Desk is hurting my wrists. What are my options?
I am going to answer this with some advice.
Every single programmer I know with any experience has faced this problem. It's not that we are the only field that has this issue, it's just where my ...
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