I am looking to replace my old office chair and would appreciate advice or recommendations.
Can I please suggest gaming chairs should be a key player here? SecretLabs makes amazing chairs and I sit on one everyday. One of my female employees isn’t too enthused about her’s but she’s the outlier. I also fully support/love the Hag Capisco. Have it as well and it is very very comfortable albeit a little tall on its shortest setting.
Gaming chairs are the absolute worst, when you compare it to real office chairs.
It’s like comparing a tuned Honda Civic to a Mercedes Benz.
Man-child chair vs. ergonomic seat.
My secretlabs chair has a headrest, adjustable lumbar, height, lockable recline, armrest height and width and side to side. It might even have a forward and backward seat cushion but I haven’t messed with that in awhile so I don’t remember. I was very specific about this brand as an example and I think it competes very effectively with other quality office chairs. Your hyperbole is lost on me.
The seller on amazon swapped out my chair, so it’s not available anymore, but is perfect to me because:
- Mesh bottom (and back) doesn’t wear out easily, get hot, or get smelly (yup, I said it)
- Adjustable bottom goes back and forth so you can align it to your knees
- Arm rests go up down and back and forth, which allow for better adjustments based on desk height
- Back tapers in so you dont look like a child sitting in a giant seat when on video calls
- Adjustable back height and lumbar support allow you to get the contour just right
Personally, I’d find an affordable chair with as many adjustments as possible, like the one described. Fit is soooo important.
I went for a used chair from https://www.crandalloffice.com/
They completely replace the foam seat, so its really only the frame that was used. Significantly cheaper than buying new and safer than buying used from eBay/garage sale/etc.
Just keep in mind that the scratchier the office chair, the more productive the worker… Up to a point, then you’ll go mad.
I got a used Herman Miller Aereon that had the arms all fucked so I replaced them and it will last another 10+ years.
