This article was originally emailed as issue 190 of our monthly eBulletin at 11:30 on 13/09/2025. You can register here to receive them monthly.
Why 30%?
I had an interesting conversation recently. It was with a supplier about another dealer’s client. I have no idea who the client is, or the dealer (so no confidences betrayed), but it presented an interesting scenario. The end-user client had been planning to provide sit-stand desks for all staff in their new offices but a newly-appointed manager joined the conversation and decided to specify just 30% sit-stand and the remainder traditional fixed-height desks.
This decision clearly raises a number of questions: Why 30%? Is it about cost? If cost is the issue, why not 20% or 5%? If it’s not about cost, then why not 50%, or 80%? Is it because not everyone deserves good ergonomics? If you’re not supplying the same for everyone, where do you put the adjustable desks? How do you know they will be in the right place? This was a fun discussion!
We have continued the conversation within the business and have even created a training session about the right approach to these questions and the ultimate decision.
What do you think? Would you be interested in our training session? How would you guide the decision? Should we move this to LinkedIn for a wider debate? Or should we just give everyone a sit-stand desk and stop deliberating? Let me know you thoughts!
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