Is it appropriate to ask for a standing desk? Forum

[Anonymous User]

Who would you ask? Is it odd/best practice to offer to reimburse the firm for it?

[Jay2716]

I think it's fine as an associate. I wouldn't as a summer.

[Anonymous User]

Who would you ask? Is it odd/best practice to offer to reimburse the firm for it?

[Anonymous User]

Also interested. I didn't as a SA but want to when I start full time. I also have back/spine issues and can get a reference from my neurosurgeon if necessary. I'll offer to reimburse.

[PMan99]

It doesn't hut to ask. They've been around long enough that you can probably determine the firm's answer just by looking around and seeing what other people have.

[Hutz_and_Goodman]

At my firm almost no one had a standing desk, and various associates brought up that they would like one but thought that it would be a very bad idea to get one. I don't know if this was paranoia or real concern or what.

[SplitMyPants]

I've interviewed recently with multiple associates who had standing desks paid for by the firm.

[homestyle28]

At my office a number of assocs (and one or two partners) have them or the varidesk thing. Firm has no problem with them, but you have to buy your own.

[zot1]

I would honestly just ask without offering to reimburse.

[Anonymous User]

The firm I worked at (V5 NYC) wound up fucking flooded with them. It was funny, it caught on like wildfire among the juniors, and the firm handed them out like candy.

[baal hadad]

One of the partners at my firm got one. The office admin said if I wanted one id have to cop myself That said it was not inappropriate to ask

[Anonymous User]

My V-10- handed out like candy too.

If you have spine issues, then ask and they pretty much have to accommodate without charging you -it's ADA thing.

If you want it just because, and are required/willing to reimburse, make sure you get one that can attach to the desk without ruining the desk.

[Anonymous User]

When I worked in the federal government they were given out no questions asked because they were considered a reasonable accommodation for ADA purposes. The only downside to asking is I guess to some people you'd be considered "that guy."

[lisavj]

Most people at my work have one, paid for by the firm. Had to get a doctors note though.

[kalvano]

They aren't that expensive. If your firm won't buy one and you want one, just buy it.

[A. Nony Mouse]

They aren't that expensive. If your firm won't buy one and you want one, just buy it.

What do you consider "not that expensive?" I was looking at the brands you linked in the other thread and didn't see anything under about $750.

[kalvano]

They aren't that expensive. If your firm won't buy one and you want one, just buy it.

What do you consider "not that expensive?" I was looking at the brands you linked in the other thread and didn't see anything under about $750.

I think the least expensive sit/stand I've seen is about $450, but that's a hand-crank one. For a motorized one, it's probably about $600 starting. If you want a nicer finish on the desk portion, or drawers / cutouts / speakers / cable management / embedded touchscreen with FitBit compatibility and exercise suggestions, then it will range anywhere from $850 to $4500.

[Desert Fox]

[Anonymous User]

My firm will pay for one for anyone who asks and is able to show some sort of doctor's note that says it's useful to his/her health. So maybe ask to see if yours has a similar requirement?

[A. Nony Mouse]

They aren't that expensive. If your firm won't buy one and you want one, just buy it.

What do you consider "not that expensive?" I was looking at the brands you linked in the other thread and didn't see anything under about $750.

I think the least expensive sit/stand I've seen is about $450, but that's a hand-crank one. For a motorized one, it's probably about $600 starting. If you want a nicer finish on the desk portion, or drawers / cutouts / speakers / cable management / embedded touchscreen with FitBit compatibility and exercise suggestions, then it will range anywhere from $850 to $4500.

Thanks. I can live without Fitbit integration, but still more than I'm willing to spend. But good to know.

[PMan99]

They aren't that expensive. If your firm won't buy one and you want one, just buy it.

What do you consider "not that expensive?" I was looking at the brands you linked in the other thread and didn't see anything under about $750.

2 hours of first-year time is pretty inexpensive in the grand scheme of things.

[A. Nony Mouse]

They aren't that expensive. If your firm won't buy one and you want one, just buy it.

What do you consider "not that expensive?" I was looking at the brands you linked in the other thread and didn't see anything under about $750.

2 hours of first-year time is pretty inexpensive in the grand scheme of things.

Sure, if you work for a firm, which I don't.

[WestOfTheRest]

Look up the varidesk. They're great and they start at around $300.

[A. Nony Mouse]

Look up the varidesk. They're great and they start at around $300.

Thanks, I'll do that.

[PennBull]

At my firm you just need a doctor's note saying that it would be medically helpful (not that you need a medical condition; just that a doctor thinks it would help you)