The Comments People Actually Made About Their Office Chair

In this second post on what people really think about their office chair it’s time to look at what the different categories of people felt.

It wasn’t all that surprisingy New Chair was the biggest category, those lucky enough to get a new chair often relished in bragging rights and why not? A good number of people funded their own chair purchase, whereas others had the luxury of a new office chair supplied by their employer.

Generally, the comments were positive -

• “my butt is not so sore”
• “really enjoying new chair”
• “new office chair is worth every dollar I paid”

Next, came those seeking advice on where to buy a good office chair from, typical of these comments were -

• “where can I buy a good office chair?”
• “needing to find a comfortable office chair that doesn’t break the bank”
• “looking for a real office chair”

Predictably pain weighed in as the next most common topic, clearly there are loads of people suffering discomfort and sitting in dire office seats as can be seen by some of the comments -

• “oh my back”
• “my back is killing me”
• “my back pain is worse this morning”
• “I’m getting pain again in my neck”

A good number of posters confirmed they were going to get a new chair, with quite a lot of people actively looking for a new office chair and intending to buy one that day.

Perhaps it wasn’t altogether surprisingly most talked of calling in at IKEA, Office Max, Costco or checking Craigslist with the emphasis on getting a bargain or buying on looks rather than selecting a quality product.

In the last category came Ball Chair enthusiasts who had abandoned the mindset of a conventional office chair altogether and resolved to make a fundamental change to their style of office seat, most were positive in their comments -

• “stability ball is much more comfy”
• “fitness ball…is working well”

In the final part of this post I’ll offer my analysis on these findings, watch out for this next week.