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T Type
es Of Offfice Furn
niture And Theirr Arcane
e Meanin
ngs
Itt’s on the hu
undred and d forty‐eighth floor. Th
here are flooor‐to‐ceiling glass windows, neuttral‐
co olored carp
pets, rows of
o desks and d chairs in cubicles.
c Ph
hones are ringing, keyb boards are
cllacking, voices are risin
ng and falling. There are
a people everywhere
e e: reaching into filing
caabinets, talking on thee phone, typ ping away at
a executivee desks, passsing notes and memo os,
ju
uggling folders, briefcaases and coffee mugs or o simply frrowning in concentrati
c ion. It’s ano
other
day at the offfice.
E
Ergonomi c Chairs
Ergonomic chairs
c are thhose huge chairs
c with adjustable armrests and backrestts. These
feeatures are necessary for your heealth, as weell as comfo ort. Changinng the anglee and height of
ergonomic chairs’
c backs will help your
y posturre and prevvent back acches. Lowering or raisiing the
armrests willl be a greatt relief laterr in the dayy. Ergonomiic chairs aree usually made of steeel,
leeather or caanvas. The seats
s are paadded and are wide en nough to suupport you as you worrk
thhroughout the
t day. Erggonomic ch hairs are alsso made to swivel so thhat everythhing will be at
yoour fingertiips, literallyy. Choosing the right ergonomic seat
s may take some tim me and
experimentaation, but onceo you fin
nd your perffect match,, you’ll wan
nt to stay in the office if only
juust for the chair.
c
E
Executive Desks
The space thhat your desk occupiess signifies your importaance in the office. Thee more spacce you
have, the mo ore importaant you aree. Executive desks com mmonly havee rows of drawers running
down eitherr side, and can
c be L‐shaaped, rectangular or square. Som me even havve tiers to
m
maximize sp
pace. Executtive desks are
a finished d on all sidees, so that th
hey can stand on theirr own
in
n the middle of a roomm, or be pusshed againsst a wall. Th
hese desks make
m for haandsome offfice
fu
urniture, bu
uilding a mo
ore attractivve workplace that employees willl enjoy.
Filing Cabineets