also they're solid as fuck

Finally getting around to getting a proper desk/chair/monitors really made me enjoy working from home a lot more. I don’t do it terribly often, but I really feel like it makes me more productive.

Also working with a remote colleague who doesn’t have good webcam/microphone/headphones is an absolute nightmare. I’m sure most of us have had colleagues that were frustratingly hard to communicate with remotely, and I’m sure most of us have avoided communicating with them because of it.

Failing that, a door with one edge rested on a radiator and the other a stack of cardboard boxes.

I work from a proper ergonomic office desk now but it beat many other alternatives including a dining table and various purpose-made 'home office' desks.

(Accepting I got lucky with the height of the radiator).

I did that. Now I eat dinner at my work desk. It sucks.

If you live and work in Denmark, your employer is technically responsible for providing you with a height adjustable desk, chair, keyboard, mouse and monitor, if they expect you to work from home.

Working from home is not an excuse for the employers for allowing you to work in an un-ergonomic environment.

I have used a number of Markus-chairs and they are pretty good indeed, and not that expensive. The most surprising thing was when the cylinder in mine, after years of use, started to slowly drift (some internal gasket leaking or something) downwards after raising the seat. I contacted IKEA if I could get a new cylinder for it, but it turned out the 9 year old chair still had some warranty left. A delivery man brought me a brand new replacement chair and took away the old one.

My Ikea Bekant sit-stand desk is still sturdy, although I don't sit/lean on it, and don't weigh much even if I did.

https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/bekant-desk-sit-stand-white-s29...

I got an IKEA desk years ago, forgot the name, and it's pretty good; modular design, height adjustable, really sturdy metal frame and wooden top. I think the wood has warped a bit over the years though, very subtly.

The downside is that it's no longer in production, so I can't buy another module to add to it. The ones they have now are a lot flimsier; thinner metal, thinner table tops, etc.

If I ever move I'll see to orienting myself on the desk market. And get a used chair, I spent nearly 500 on a new chair from an office shop but it's not as good as the ones I've had at work before. I googled and there's big webshops that sell refurbished office furniture, including the best chairs ever, for under 300.