The last thing I need is to dread sitting at my desk. I both need to work & like my job, so sitting at my desk is pretty key.
When I began to work from home full time I got what I thought was a comfy chair, but eventually realized the arms were in my way: They forced me to sit back too far from my desk. Though I work on the computer, I spend at least 1/3 of my time actually making marks on paper! To do this, I like to pull in close so that my stomach touches the edge of the desk. Also, typing with any part of my arm touching the sharp edge of my desk has caused me problems, and I go from keyboard to paper and back quite often. Therefore, I find it easiest & most comfortable to work pulled all the way in all the time, shoving my papers aside when I’m ready to type again and typing while resting my arms completely on the desk, wrists touching the edge of the laptop.
So, the chair with arms wasn’t working out for me. For a while, I handed it over to my husband, and sat on a cheap armless chair that soon felt like sitting on concrete. Then my husband pointed out that I could just take the arms off the comfy chair, so I reclaimed it and did that. And for a while, all was well again.
But a few days ago, the chair made a loud snapping noise, and while I can’t see any damage (or setting to readjust), the seat now tilts back as soon as I sit down, unless I make a concerted effort to keep it from doing so. Which isn’t exactly comfortable or conducive to working.
So now I need to find a new one. Not so hard, right? Well, it shouldn’t be, but it will be, because now I’ve given this whole matter way too much thought. So now, there’s no hope that I will find a chair and feel certain that it’s the right one. I will object to something about any chair I look at.