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The 17 Best Gifts for People Who Work from Home [2021]

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Laura Chairs. Combining classic midcentury design with comfortable soft cushioning, Laura’s Lexi Tall Back Office Chair ($380) is a designer-quality chair at a more reasonable price point. For That Low-Maintenance Zoom Prep. Courtesy of Laura. Courtesy of Lume Cube. Edge Desk Lamp.

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Self Care for the Business Owner

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It’s a form of maintenance, the same as maintaining your home or your car—only for your mind, body, and soul. It could be a new shirt at the men’s store, a catnap in your office chair, or two cups of good, hot black coffee.” You need to make time for that bubble bath, that cup of tea, that day with the family.

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my interviewers burst out laughing after I left the room, I need a different desk chair, and more

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I need a different chair because if I keep sitting in the one I have, there is a good chance I’ll be injured again. Is this a situation where the company should be paying for a chair? Will it be considered high-maintenance for me to ask for this on my second day? What do I do? Should I talk to my boss or to HR?