Invest in your team's home office

Invest in your team's home office
2020 has taught us that life can change radically, from one week to the next. We know businesses are defined in times of disruption, and we’ve learned that employees need a home office setup that protects their focus and well-being through these times. So regardless of what the headlines read, and what eras we go through, your entire team has the support needed to produce. Their energy is your lifeforce, especially when your team is small.
Flexible or remote working is no longer just a “perk” but a key part of risk management. The key is ergonomics.

An Ergonomic Home Office: Small Business Owners' Ways to Deal with Stress, Distraction, and Chronic Back Pain
An Ergonomic Home Office: Small Business Owners' Ways to Deal with Stress, Distraction, and Chronic Back Pain
Help your employees protect their focus. For those with pets, spouses or children at home, a more professional best ergonomic office chair can be a valuable barrier against distractions.
A home office can help your team members maintain boundaries between "work" and "life" and prevent burnout. Are some of your employees becoming less engaged than they were in the office? Check out this article from Occupational Health and Safety: Burnout Working from Home? It’s real, and it’s common now—while we all face risks, “newbies” to working from home are often at greater risk of burnout.
The sleek, ergonomic setup acts as a physical queue to help switch gears into and out of work mode.An adjustable height desk can also help prevent severe repetitive stress/strain injuries (RSI) and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), such as carpal tunnel syndrome and back pain. Without a "legitimate" setup, even work-from-home professionals can fall into ergonomic "sins" like slouching on the couch to work or hunched over their laptop at the dining room table. The problem is, by working day in and day out in cramped, unnatural, non-“neutral” postures, your employees are putting their bodies at serious risk of developing insidious RSI and MSD, and the cost of mitigating these conditions High – in terms of money, health and fitness. productivity.
Check out EHS Today's article "How Ergonomics Affects the Cost of Doing Business" - Author and ergonomics professional Cynthia Roth writes, "In tough economic times, electric standing desk can help businesses cut costs, reduce Workers’ Compensation and Increased Productivity.”
An investment in each employee’s home office setup is a long-term investment in their attention and well-being. No matter how turbulent the times, this investment will pay dividends in productivity, happiness and job satisfaction.
Did you end up with unexpected "work from home" savings? Why not invest in a home office for your team?
“…a typical employer can save approximately $11,000 per year for each person who works remotely half the time.” -Kate Lister, President, Global Workplace Analytics.
A recent Global Workplace Analysis report calculated that switching from in-office to remote work would save an average of $11,000 per part-time role. This is thanks to savings in overhead costs, such as lower real estate, equipment and supply expenses, or "non-employee expenses." What does your balance sheet look like? Why not invest some of those savings into each employee's home office to protect their focus and health in the long term and give them the ability to thrive at home when they need to.
Start with a standing desk – the heart of an ergonomic home office
If you want to start with one purchase, this is the best deal for you.
We have two recommendations for standing desks. First, choose an adjustable-height sit-stand chair rather than a fixed-height one. Sit-stand desks make “switching” to “standing” easier and more enjoyable. We'll explain how in the next section. Second, focus on pneumatic sit-stand desks, especially electric desks. L shapedstanding desk are suitable for long-term purchases due to their reliable design and are more cost-effective. Their ease of use is unmatched. So you can be sure that your team will actually use the product - and not only that, but have fun doing it.
A word of caution: If you think desk converters are a cheaper, more eclectic way to give your team the sit-stand functionality of standing desks, you might want to read this: What You Want Three Things to Know Before buying a standing desk converter, learn something about standing desk converters. Or watch our 30-second video: People want standing desks, not desk converters. --The converter is clunky, ugly, and has ergonomic issues. Fun fact: Our ändern and Lüften pneumatic desks are also priced on par with the best desk converters in the industry.
Why your teammates will be more successful with height-adjustable 
standing desks than with fixed-height standing desks
what is the difference? Just as their names imply: height-adjustable desks can be "raised" and "lowered," while fixed-height standing desks are fixed at standing height.
A height-adjustable desk allows you to comfortably switch between sitting and standing throughout the day. With Sit-to-Stand Freedom, your employees can transition to standing more at their own pace. Next comes real change. Fixed-height standing desks, on the other hand, force users to stand for hours on end. For people who are used to sitting all day, this is nearly impossible and can lead to lower back pain, leg and foot fatigue, and general exhaustion. That's why many people go back to a chair after failing at a small standing desk.
Sit-stand desks also pair well with a standing office chair (sometimes called an adjustable-height or perch/stool)—which is basically a super-adjustable chair that supports you from sitting to sitting and back again Arrival. It's a great companion to a height-adjustable desk, making standing more comfortable. However, standing office chairs don't perform well on fixed-height desks, which can only be used in two positions: sitting or standing.
The bottom line: standing desk with drawers allow your teammates to move more than fixed-height desks. Especially if equipped with an anti-fatigue mat that facilitates “micro-motion,” a footrest that allows for posture changes, and/or one of the standing office chairs that can provide extra support and cushioning through a variety of postures. Remarkably, exercise has been shown to be a creativity enhancer and stress reliever, equally effective in "normal" times as in "not-so-normal" times.
Why sit standing desk is a better choice for home offices
Pneumatic sit-stand desks are a longer-term, more cost-effective investment than electric desks
While electric desks are more prone to failure due to their complexity, pneumatic desks are reliable and maintenance-free. Pneumatic products don’t have electric motors or wiring, so they don’t have the inherent risk of blown motors, failed electronic wiring, or needing to be reset due to power spikes or losses. A good standing computer desk can last a quarter of a century. Take our ändern and Lüften as hallmarks of high-quality pneumatic desks - with Swiss steel legs and commercial-grade materials, both desks are designed to last over 30 years.
The pneumatic desk unlocked the return on investment they promised—every teammate would actually use this thing!Pneumatic desks adjust approximately 8 times faster than electric desks. Rather than interrupting focus and concentration, pneumatic desks aid it, adjusting as the user alternates between sitting and standing. The desk's smooth "up" and "down" glide will encourage your teammates to move as comfortably as possible. Pneumatic desks are also simple and satisfying to operate, and can be adjusted quietly and easily, unlike electric desks, which often produce a loud motor buzz when raised or lowered.
The ease of use of a standing gaming desk makes it fun to operate. Users gradually strengthen their standing muscles and get into the habit of moving more throughout the day—because zipping up and down is so easy. We guarantee your teammates will find new energy in the movement at their desks, and your ergonomic purchase won't be in vain.