Our office is divided into 3 distinct groups: The sitters, the standers and the statters. No, that doesn’t sound right.
Stinders isn’t any better either. Well, there’s no good name for people who both stand and sit (if you think of one, leave it in the comments below!), so we’ll move on to the reason why we’re sharing a special look at the work habits of BrightGaugers.
As part of our “The People Behind the Product” blog series, we’ve asked the team which they prefer: Sitting, standing or both? Here are their responses:
Adam: I sit since I don’t have a standing desk yet. I tend to get up and walk around a few times throughout the day.
Brian: I sit.
Eric: I used to stand all day but then got into working out and need to sit on the days that my legs are tired. I plan to go back to standing very soon as I miss it, I feel more awake standing.
Kristian: I actually take turns between sitting and standing when using my Geek desk. Truly, it all depends what mood I'm in.
Larry: Both. I’m trying not to be too sedentary.
Randall: I stand, I have back issues and it feels 100x better when standing since it works my core. Plus, standing desk dancing is better than chair dancing!
David: #TeamSit
I tried standing one day during my week in Customer Support and thought it was terrible. My back felt uber compressed and my feet felt swollen so that sorta sealed my impression of this whole standing-while-working thing.
Steve: I split the day by starting out standing in the morning and sitting after lunch. I went a stretch where I stood all day but think it was doing more harm than good.
Francisco: I sit while I work mostly because I've never really tried standing. I can't see myself standing all day though, it would probably be exhausting.
Amanda: I alternate between sitting and standing. Most often, I'll sit in the mornings and then, when the after-lunch slump hits, I usually spend a couple of hours standing. It also depends what I'm working on since I find myself concentrating more when I'm sitting.
Orlando: I sit. But I just got a standing desk so I will be standing more.
Christian: I sit - I haven't really got the hang of standing desks.
Lin-Dai: Sit usually, but now that I’ve seen the convertible desk in action, I may be requesting one soon! :)
Rick: A little bit of both. I tend to sit until I feel a little ashamed and then I'll stand. Then, I ultimately sit down again and it's just a mean cycle that repeats.
Stephen: Depending on the nature of what I’m doing I'll either stand or sit. Definitely prefer standing while on calls.
Jessica: Sit. Currently, the standing option is not all that comfortable.
Okay, so maybe we aren’t divided into groups by our decision to sit or stand, and maybe most people are sitanders (still can’t come up with a good mix between those two words!). At the end of the day, it all comes down to personal preference. Tell us which you prefer!