Standing Desk Became More And More Popular At Today's Office

Sitting at desk for up to eight hours a day was taking a toll. At the end of some work days, you would feel stiffness in your back and joints.
This didn't seem right to Donahue, who works for an executive search firm in Troy, Michigan. He was only in his mid-20s and physically active.
For about a year, he jerry-built a crude Standing Desk by slipping cardboard boxes beneath his keyboard.
His approach had at least one major flaw: The position of his computer monitor was fixed. "I'd end up looking at the screen at an odd angle (while standing)," Donahue says.
Fortunately, about three years ago, James Philip, the founder and chief executive officer of the firm Donahue works for, stepped in. Philip arranged for Donahue to get a legitimate standing desk that allowed him to set the locations of
his keyboard and his computer screen.
It's also outfitted with a wireless headset, which lets him take short walks while conducting calls that don't require him to be in front of his computer.
Donahue says the work station has boosted his health significantly.
"It's great," Donahue says. "I go back and forth between standing and sitting throughout the day. I listen to my body. If I've been standing for an hour and my feet are sore, I'll go back to sitting."
In a typical work day, Donahue estimates he probably stands and sits an equal amount of time on the job.
Donahue has plenty of company among people across the country who are spending more time on their feet while working. According to a 2019 survey out of the Society for Human Resource Management, a professional human resources membership association based in Alexandria, Virginia, standing desks are the fastest growing benefits trend.
In 2013, just 13% of employers provided or subsidized standing desks; 44% did so by 2017.
The survey, conducted in April, showed that 60% of employers now provide or subsidize standing desks for their employees.