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bobs_monkey ,

Damn they gave you two monitors? The break room must have a pinball machine.

xmunk ,

Maybe even a panini press?!

oce ,
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Damn, I’m adding that to my next job hunt requirements.

CubitOom OP ,

They said I was a power caller

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thisisnotgoingwell ,

LOL, those are reserved for important people when they come in. They’re not for the people that work in the building.

Last place I worked had a ping pong table that never got used by the people that worked there, as well as an Xbox I never saw on

CodingCarpenter ,

Wait they got monitors? I always had to salvage what I could for my own private junk pile or steal it from somebody when they left the company. And a desktop PC? Never in my life it’s always fucking laptops because they want to make sure I can work from anywhere

const_void ,

Yeah but they’re both 1080s

bobs_monkey ,

Meh, for basic tasking it’s better than a single one

udon ,

Tbh, two monitors don’t help me at all. I set up a cool home office during covid with all upgrades I could think of. Hardly ever used the second monitor. I even had difficulties filling my laptop screen with meaningful additional content. Also, neck pain of constantly working with a turned head is real.

The most important upgrade IMHO is a good chair, followed by a USB-C docking station and maybe a robotic arm for the display to adjust height and free some space on the desk

bobs_monkey ,

100% on the chair, I’m waiting for work to pick back up and that’ll probably be my first good purchase cause my old piece of crap makes sitting at my computer for the minimal hours I do terrible.

But I live by my multiple monitors. When I’m sorting through receipts, doing payroll, data entry, anything, not having to alt-tab is a godsend. I grabbed 2 28" monitors, a keyboard/mouse, and a laptop dock, and it completely changed my workflow from my 14" laptop screen that I just plug my laptop in and close the lid. I need the laptop for portability, but having my landing setup makes all of my mundane office work so much easier.

hydrospanner ,

Depends heavily on what exactly you’re doing.

The chair, absolutely. But I’ll take the second monitor over a docking station any day (what are you even using it for? Connecting a laptop?).

2 monitors, full size keyboard with the numpad, comfortable mouse, and no interruptions.

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