The ergonomics of your home office is always a mess – do something about it

For the first two weeks, Kathryn Benjamin worked from her couch. When she bent over her laptop, which started to hurt, the 34-year-old marketing manager sat down on a high table wedged in the kitchen of her tiny London apartment. She bought a bar stool to sit on.

In theory, it was better. But it turns out that not having your feet in contact with the ground is “actually really uncomfortable,” says Benjamin. His neck and back hurt. In September, she relented, eventually ordering a suitable work desk and chair for almost $ 400 and moving the bed belonging to …