Why is everyone so obsessed about getting a cushy office job when sitting for long periods is bad for your back?

[mad_scientist]

They say sitting is the new smoking now but I have no idea to what extent this dichotomy may be true.

[swansont]

Better pay. Job satisfaction. More likely to have insurance. A more secure retirement. 

[Phi for All]

You're more likely to be the person in charge who gets to enact a new get-up-and-stretch policy for the whole office.

Also, I don't think most people design their workforce skillsets based on medical considerations unless there are special problems with either the individual or the job itself. Someone who got a degree in computer programming is unlikely to decide to take a job with Parks & Recreation just because it's more active and less sitting in a chair.

[Carrock]

I don't get it.

A cushy office job involves putting your jacket on a chair in your office in the morning and collecting it in the evening.

Definitely no sitting down.

 

[John Cuthber]

Am I the only one who has heard of sit/ stand desks?

https://sit-stand.com/desk-risers/123-yo-yo-desk-90.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI78W-kr3i2QIVBTgZCh35sQWzEAQYASABEgKs1_D_BwE

Many other designs and brands are available

Edited March 10, 2018 by John Cuthber