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Comment by Florin_Andrei | Hacker News Reader

> I just bought a sit/stand desk, and an ergonomic chair. That's $2k+ I've paid directly for equipment that was previously provided.

I put an old IKEA table (nearly two decades old) on top of a regular table and that's pretty much the ideal height for me.

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How tall are you? Do the monitor and the keyboard sit on the same surface? Do you disassemble your setup and take the top table off and reassaemble it when you want to sit at the table?

Not OP, but I built this, and have been pretty happy with it for the cost: https://alphacolin.com/ikea-standing-desk-for-22-dollars/

1.82 m tall (about 6 feet in freedom units)

I use a MacBook Pro for work, and an Asus Predator laptop for personal stuff. They sit on the IKEA coffee table, which sits on a regular kitchen-style table. The height is perfect for my hands; the forearms are nearly horizontal when typing. The laptop screen is a bit low; if I had an extra screen, I would put that on top of a box on the IKEA table, but it's okay as it is.

Everything I need for work stays on the IKEA table all the time. I just swap laptops once a day.

There's a wall right behind me, which I can use as a back rest. Sometimes I put a knee and lower leg on the lower table, to give that leg some rest - it just happened to be the perfect height for that.

I can walk back and forth through the room when I'm in deep thought.

I have to say - I was surprised how comfortable the setup is. I am not tired at all from a physical standpoint at the end of the day. I actually prefer it now to the regular sitting posture.

When I'm done, I just move the IKEA table to its regular place. From a psychological standpoint, this is a nice benefit - it marks in an obvious way the moment when the work day is over.

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