I'm so happy that my coworkers have been very tolerant towards my Kinesis Advantage 2 with browns. Though I start a new job in a few months so there's a risk that they won't like it at the new office.. Now that I think about it, I'm not even sure my current employer will let me keep the keyboard despite it being bought specifically for me when I got a medical issue with my hand. They might claim it back just to have it sit collecting dust in storage out of spite.

Previously I've worked with a guy who had a keyboard with MX blues at the office but luckily I didn't sit in the same room as him. No idea how people around him put up with that.

You could hire a summer intern for €10/hour to build the keyboards for you :D Not sure if that's a widespread practice, but I think the companies here can get some kind of tax benefit if they provide summer jobs for teenagers.