Unpopular opinion: I ditched my sit-stand desk after 6 months and went back to a fixed height

My fancy motorized frame just collected dust and cords because I never actually stood more than 20 minutes a day. Anyone else find those things are mostly a gimmick?

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the_taylor18h ago

Lmao yeah that's basically what happened with mine too. I think they're great in theory but most people just don't actually stand that much. The real issue is that standing for more than like 15 mins hurts my feet way more than sitting all day ever did.

gavin9288h ago

Exactly what you said about foot pain. My buddy Dave bought one of those pricey standing desks last year and swore he was gonna be a standing convert. Day one he sends me a pic standing at it looking all proud. Day three he's texting me at 10am saying his heels felt like they were made of rocks. By the end of week two he'd stacked a bunch of old textbooks on it so he could sit on a bar stool. Now he just uses it as a regular desk with a chair and the whole standing thing is forgotten. I think your point about most people not actually standing that much is the real killer.