I have one at home but I don't stand at it much, just for a few minutes here and there. But it's still useful that it moves. Its good to have it at the exact right height and raising it makes moving cables easier. I plugged in a new USB dock on my static desk at work the other day. It was a pain in the arse, the hole of which I almost exposed to the whole office when I got up off the floor.

I use different heights depending what I'm working on. I never stand at the thing, but setting it high to do detailed electronics work, setting it low to comfortably use music electronics on, or setting it just high enough to wheel my full 88-key weighted keyboard under but still use my computer makes it absolutely worth it.

I work in an office full of engineers, and all of these freaks use them standing all the time.

I mostly agree with you, though. I been a lot of places where they all stay at the same height.

I might be in the minority but I love my standing desks. I'll sit once in awhile but I'd guess that 90% of my day is standing.

And to those who think standing is just being in one position all day and therefore is just as bad as sitting, I completely disagree. In practice I'm constantly shifting around, moving one leg back or forward, or walking in circles when I'm talking during a meeting and don't need to look at my screens. Sometimes I'll bring a chair over and put one knee on the seat for a few minutes to stretch my quads and hip flexors. It also helps if you get a soft pad to stand on or shoes designed for being on your feet all day.

My desks even go really low, which I squat at for about an hour a day. Full heels on the ground squat, keyboard and screens low enough to work without cranking my neck.

I've been working behind a desk for 25 years, and next to a true ergonomic keyboard I think my standing desks have done the most to keep my body from breaking down.

You're pretty right. I even got myself one for home because I thought it would be useful. Now I only usually extend it if I'm doing cable management.

Though what's also really nice is being able to make little micro adjustments to get the right height. For example I change it by 2 cm depending on whether I'm wearing house shoes, so my knee fits better.

I have two. One, in my office where I work. It rarely, if ever, moves. Mostly it lifts for cleaning.

The other is in the living room. It is always on max height because I have small kids so it stays on 'out of reach mode' any time I am not in my chair.

Out of reach mode has paid for itself many times over compared to whatever I get out of standing.

I use mine every day in sit-mode.

I used mine all the time at my old work. So when I moved to a new place and my old desk couldn't handle another disassembly and reassembly, I bought the same model (electric, multiple saved settings). Turns out the reason I used my standing desk was a shitty office chair. I have an Aeron chair at home, so I never need to stand.

The adjustable desk wasn't a wash. I was able to adjust it to the exact right height for my chair. My old desk was slightly too high, so I have the best ergonomics I've ever had in my life. It's awesome and I'd absolutely buy the adjustable desk again just for the best seated height.

its like the treadmill, it turns into an expensive clothes rack.

I don't use a standing desk.
Personally I'm waiting for someone to come up with the laying desk. I want to be fully reclining, with a couple of monitors suspended above my head, and the two halves of my split keyboard on little tables under my hands

Every desk in my work office is a standing desk. A handful of people use them, the rest don't. And personally I believe that's enough to justify buying them all.

So even if youre right that a majority are unused, I disagree with the implication that they are a waste.

We have them where I work. I've used the standing function, oh, maybe 2-3 times. Is that enough to count?

I use mine with utmost regularity: once every 6 months

I have been using standing desks since 2010.

Originally not by choice, because the only spot in the office that didn't smell like farts was the high tops near the kitchen. The chairs weren't very good and I was used to standing long hours anyways when I was a server.

I'm still using standing desks. And i love seeing standing desks everywhere.

Yup, I'm here to agree. Got one at home and work, only used it about twice in a day for all of 5 minutes

I have a daily alarm to remind myself setting it at standing position at least once a day. Sometimes when I am busy I ignore the alarm and forget.

Thanks for your reminder, I have it in the standing position now. Usually keep standing for around 30 minutes until I get tired.

Dozens of us use our standing desks! I know two people in my office that use them daily, and one who uses his frequently.

Some standing desks have an interface that can be used to setup diverse automations. For I example I made it automatically rise when it detects that it was on seating position for more than 40 minutes.

I have a standing desk. I use it all the time. Reading about all these people who just sit down while they work on stuff feels weird, like, how do you get anything done? I don't even have a chair, it would be pointless. If I want to sit, I just go to the couch.

Who doesn't use them ? the only user of a standing desk that I know besides me (got it two years ago now) was a coworker, a programmer who used it on the daily. I don't see why you wouldn't use it, it's so much better in practice. Perhaps you need to have experienced long hours at the desk in an intensive IT role before you jump. That's certainly what drew me to get one

Can confirm. I inherited one when I changed jobs, never use it. I do stand at my desk often but I am very short.

They are still great for cable management

I switch position more now that I'm at home. I'll more likely stand when I'm tired, as they taught us in the army.

I got one then, the week after it arrived, I broke my ankle. It hasn't really properly healed in three years so, while I've tried, I can't really stand long enough for the desk to be useful in standing configuration.

This is a spot on showerthought!

My joint has a standing desk, but it is positioned so my back is to my door and it is under the glaring over head lights.

So I set up on a desk that allows me to see my door and to offer some cover from the overhead lights.

When I was considering buying one I researched the health benefits and from what I could tell - there are none. Most studies/researchers seem to agree that sedentism is bad, either standing or sitting. Some ppl on zoom (back when I worked for a company) would have walking desks, probably better.