# Curvy chairs: anybody find them comfortable? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 25, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729 "2016-10-25T21:22:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/1 "2016-10-25T21:22:35Z")
I’m at a week-long business meeting and the conference room is equipped with hard plastic chairs. As bad as it is to sit on hard plastic all day, these chairs are also curved so that the front of the seat under your thighs is higher than the part where your butt is. They’re killing me and I start squirming after only a few hours. They look like a hard plastic version of this: [http://rainbowfurnitures.com/IMG/9/128-conference-chair.jpg](http://rainbowfurnitures.com/IMG/9/128-conference-chair.jpg) Does any human find this shape comfortable? I assume my pain is only because it’s not right for my size or something. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/2 "2016-10-25T21:54:46Z")
Conference room chairs are the worst fucking furniture in the world. I picture a factory somewhere in China where they crank these out while the workers cackle maniacally. ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/3 "2016-10-25T22:06:30Z")
I’ve got short legs at work I have a footstool. When I go to get my CEUs, I am generally in agony. Last three day torture session I had, I bought myself a guitarist’s foot stand. [http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GtrFootRest?adpos=1o2&creative=55397627521&device=c&matchtype=&network=s&product\_id=GtrFootRest&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhbzABRDHw\_i4q6fXoLIBEiQANZKGW4MJ\_Sh-D6JsMjFKsspaTXKeSnRDaOB0j7gQ\_U3mtkoaAngT8P8HAQ](http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GtrFootRest?adpos=1o2&creative=55397627521&device=c&matchtype=&network=s&product_id=GtrFootRest&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhbzABRDHw_i4q6fXoLIBEiQANZKGW4MJ_Sh-D6JsMjFKsspaTXKeSnRDaOB0j7gQ_U3mtkoaAngT8P8HAQ) Made a little carrying case for it and keep it in the trunk of my car. I prefer to sit up straight rather than lean back and a lot of chairs are not designed for that. I find it hard on the neck. ---
**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/4 "2016-10-25T22:13:11Z")
They are not designed to be comfortable. They are designed to keep everyone awake. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/5 "2016-10-25T22:50:58Z")
I know they seem a little uncomfortable right now, but [eventually your bones will change shape](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOUvywQpoDI). ---
**Author:** ![DoggyDunnit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@DoggyDunnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoggyDunnit)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2016, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/6 "2016-10-25T23:08:15Z")
I’ve never found a hard chair that doesn’t make my ass go numb in less than 30 minutes. My recommendation is to take the same route I do: a portable memory-foam, gel, or hybrid cushion. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/7 "2016-10-26T00:59:08Z")
The chairs in the link you provided look downright luxurious compared to some of the ones that I’ve had to sit in all day for _years_. Try arriving early and fiddling with the myriad of adjustments (if the chairs you are sitting in are truly like the ones in the link). You’ll find a combination that’s more comfortable. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/8 "2016-10-26T03:04:15Z")
> [@romansperson](#): > > The chairs in the link you provided look downright luxurious compared to some of the ones that I’ve had to sit in all day for _years_. > > Try arriving early and fiddling with the myriad of adjustments (if the chairs you are sitting in are truly like the ones in the link). You’ll find a combination that’s more comfortable. As the OP says three times, the chairs are hard plastic - shaped like the one in the picture which merely demonstrates the “thighs higher than butt” position. Not remotely adjustable. And I agree with the recommendations to elevate your feet by whatever means you find available. Just a couple inches could make a world of difference. I’m short and the distance from the floor to my knees is often less than that of any given chair. I often need to sit forward and never use the backrest, or have to place my feet in tiptoe position which is uncomfortable after about 15 minutes. I’m not a fan of wearing heels, but a couple inch platform shoe can be really helpful. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/9 "2016-10-26T09:56:08Z")
I know exactly what the OP is talking about, it’s like they chair is designed to cut off blood to you legs and cause them to go to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/10 "2016-10-26T11:24:36Z")
> [@JcWoman](#): > > Does any human find this shape comfortable? I assume my pain is only because it’s not right for my size or something. That’s the problem, they’re designed for a size-shape which certainly isn’t mine; I do know I’m officially an outlier, though. In one of the factories where I worked, the safety manager was an outlier as well, being almost 2m tall but surprisingly short when seated. When it came time to buy new chairs, instead of buying a single model he choose four different ones, asking those of us who had complained about the previous model being uncomfortable to pick one. So much better! In another, my coworkers (all of them male, and the shortest some 4" taller than me) found the ergonomic armchairs perfectly comfortable. I found they gave me hip problems, which got solved by taking out the monster armchair and using one of the visitor’s chairs the guys found horribly uncomfortable. My favorite type of chair isn’t ergonomic, or adaptable, or anything like that. It’s ladderbacks with straw seats 😛 They may not be ergonomic, but they fit my ass. ---
**Author:** ![quimper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7c8e57/32.png) [@quimper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quimper)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/11 "2016-10-26T17:17:14Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Conference room chairs are the worst fucking furniture in the world. I picture a factory somewhere in China where they crank these out while the workers cackle maniacally. [That’s not even close to the worst of it.](http://gizmodo.com/5157354/boy-killed-anally-when-office-chair-explodes) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curvy-chairs-anybody-find-them-comfortable/769729/12 "2016-10-26T18:21:28Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > As the OP says three times, the chairs are hard plastic - shaped like the one in the picture which merely demonstrates the “thighs higher than butt” position. Not remotely adjustable. Yes, exactly. The edge of the seat cuts off circulation to my legs after a short while. The chairs also have a bump out “lumbar support” which just forces you to lean back if you don’t have scoliosis that matches the chair shape. If you want to sit up straight, like to look attentive during a business meeting, your lower back screams in minutes.