A year ago today I was attacked by an ergonomic chair in our office. The following surveillance photos are proof of how dangerous these chairs can be. Especially if you don’t actually know how to sit in one…
Being a journalist, I am trained to notice the most subtle signs of something amiss.
A hesitant glance.
A bead of sweat.
A chair that appears to be built backwards.
So, as I walked through our composition department this morning on my way to the news room, I immediately noticed that Peggy’s standard-issue office chair had been replaced with a broken piece of furniture. Who would do this to poor Peggy with the lower back problems? Why not replace her desk with a TV tray while you’re at it? Maybe we could move the copy machine on top of a book shelf so she has to use a ladder!
Poor, poor Peggy.
Then I remembered her mentioning she was getting a new “ergonomic” chair. Using the deductive skills I’ve developed over 16 years as a journalist, I came to the following conclusion:
This must be her new chair.
I stared at it for a moment, trying to picture how one would ergonomically sit in it. I decided there was only one way to find out — a process that was captured by one of our office’s surveillence cameras…
My first instinct was to delete these images. But then I thought of the hundreds, perhaps dozens, of others like me who could find themselves in a similar situation. Probably not with Peggy’s chair, but one like it. If I could help even one person avoid a visit to the hospital while trying to figure out how to sit in their ergonomic chair, it will have been worth it.
In an unrelated matter, does anyone know a good chiropractor?
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LOL!! Now that is a great way to start my Monday morning… knowing I am not the only one who looks at ergonomic chairs and scratches their head!!! Hmmmm…. wat up wit dat? 😛
Those chairs really should come with a crash helmet.
This looks to me like part of the insidious IKEA death-by-self-assembling-furniture plot. Their chairs are always named after Swedish guys, but they don’t mention, it’s a posthumous honor.
Exactly! I’d rather be killed by an American-made product anyway. Plus, there are so many more options…
The real pressing question is — where would I put the whoopee cushion?
Hahahahahahaha!
it looks like some ancient ritual mating dance. i hope you were successful.
We’re expecting a step stool in August…
Oh lord – I remember the first time this came up (or down, depending on your point of view 🙂 ) – are we getting old??? 😉
Not if I can help it! Lol!
Luckily the new trend is to stand at your desk…
I actually started that trend right after this…
LOL hilarious! Okay, so where’s the shot of you sitting in it the way we’re supposed to use it????? 🙂 🙂
I’m still working on it… 😉
Lol, do let us know! 🙂
I had one of those chairs once, Ned, and I’m so glad there wasn’t an office surveillance camera documenting my adventures with it. Very funny photo essay. And yes, I know an excellent chiropractor and I like to keep in touch with him on a monthly basis. I could give you his name so you could make an appointment. After your cross country trip to Maine you’d be ready for an adjustment.
If I fly United, I may need more than a chiropractor…
You are right about that!
I never could figure those things out. I would rather stand!