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Aeron Chairs As Stupidity Barometers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the butt-of-the-beholder dept.

McSpew writes: "This article at Salon describes how much startup venture money went to buying $700 Aeron chairs. Personally, I think Aerons suck. I'm sitting in one now and my back is killing me--I can never get this damn chair adjusted right, or to get it to stay in a configuration close to comfortable for very long. The wonderful high-tech mesh fabric acts like sandpaper and wears holes in my pants. I honestly miss the boring chair I had at my last job. Am I the only person who hates Aerons?" Aerons are stylish, but not everyone finds them the comfortable work chairs they're supposed to be. Here's one that looks truly comfortable.

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  1. new invention! by austad · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Sometimes, when using my RealDoll, I get repetitive motion injuries. I wonder if Herman Miller could combine the Aeron design with the RealDoll... Maybe then it would be OSHA certified. I don't want to have to sue RealDoll for my injuries, the jury might think I'm a weirdo or something, even though they would probably all be secretly wishing for some private time with the RealDoll.

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  2. I know it's offtopic, but... by cyberdonny · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    ... I've some Karma to burn, so here it goes anyways: More informative than Slashdot

  3. Re:Stephen King, author, dead at 54 by _Sprocket_ · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Is this for real?
    If this was real every time this got posted - Stephen would have died more often than the movies based on his works died at the box office.
  4. Heh heh by JediTrainer · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I worked as a consultant for a large Canadian law firm which shall remain nameless which put these chairs in ALL of their boardrooms.

    I use another barometer, though. They deployed MS Site Server v3 on their intranet. 'Nuff said.

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  5. Re:Aeron chairs, and their effects on CEO behavior by Bowie+J.+Poag · · Score: 0, Offtopic



    Aw, shit. The link got pulled .... Oh well, theres another link on Kuro5hin, but, to make life easier for you, i'll put the MPEG up on System 26 for everyone to enjoy.

    Cheers,

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  6. you spoilt bitches make me sick ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    you spoilt bitches make me sick ... try working @ a freekin job where they make you sit on a sharp freekin rock ... my lumpy lard ass cant even pad or mould around this stupid freekin pertruding quarts hell that i call chair. you bitches have live to easy >> your spoilt ass will make a sweet buttery cornhole for Bubbu... keep that in mind before you groan next time ...

  7. Sigh... /.'d already by Vladinator · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    The second link is already unreachable.

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