Office chair training AKA managed sitting around
OK, if there is some legal reason for having a compulsory sitting instruction then that is just one more for how lawyers are taking over every aspect of our lives.
But I suspect that either the chair company, TR management, or both were sold some line about how having everyone attend an instructional setting would reduce the collective time spent fiddling with the adjustment arms and levers.
I do know that some chairs have a counter intuitive set of features. But I come from a long line of engineers (mechanical mostly, I am the dark sheep) and so I have never been challenged figuring these things out.
I have, however, witnessed otherwise intelligent people struggle with rudimentary controls of chairs and other simple equipment. But I can't see that having a mandatory training where most people will be bored and a few (the ones that will be asking questions later) will only attend in body while their mind is attached to their blackberry, will really save time. Why don't they just produce a quick page with a picture of the chair and arrows pointing to the levers and stick it to the chair.
