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Approximately 3,600 days, or nearly 10 years of a person'slife, are spent at work (eight hours a day times five days aweek . . . trust us, we did the math). As theowner of your own company, you can probably multiply that figure afew times.
The point of our equation? Well, although the majority of thattime is spent sitting down, "Most people don't think aboutchairs," Galen Cranz writes in The Chair: RethinkingCulture, Body and Design (W.W. Norton & Co.). "Theyare part of our surroundings, meant to support ussilently." But by analyzing your chair, you may discover asurprising commentary on your personality. Here's our take onthe following office chairs:
Chair 1: Founder and CEO of a multimillion-dollarcompany? You don't say? Well, your chair certainly does. Evenif you just incorporated yesterday, you know the boss sits instyle, and you certainly know who's boss.
Chair 2: It's all about the funk. We're talkingthe vibrant colors of an artist's palette, the polished chromeof a futuristic techie, the leather upholstery of one whodoesn't scrimp on style. Sitting beneath a limited-editionPicasso print, your black-clad receptionist greets clients. Yourstaff brainstorms while playing Ping Pong in the R & Rroom.
Chair 3: Mmmm, comfy. You're laid-back andaccessible, so even your temps have an open-door invitation for acoffee chat. But they can't sit in your chair. Ever.
Chair 4: The temps sit here. Just kidding. But you dolike simplicity in your seating. The thrills of a leather-boundheadrest don't attract you. You can sit in this chair, drive acompact car and wear jeans to work--and the world will still knowyou run the show.
Chair 5: You're ready for the office of the future.Backrests and armrests, be damned. You know your spine can supportyou just fine, and the flexibility you show in your choice ofseating reflects the flexibility of your thinking.
Chair 6: You like things that go fast: your car, yourmodem and even your chair. The sleek design of this beech, birchand steel model shows you can handle the curves of BIZ Experiencesialmultitasking.
