Provisional Finding on Chair Upgrade Delay
Every instance of chair upgrade delay creates a precedent that may be revoked only after three uneventful repetitions.
SUBJECT: Provisional Finding on Chair Upgrade Delay (CUD): FY2021
Status: Active and unresolved. Review initiated by nobody. Proceeding regardless.
Summary
Someone complains about the work chair for months while continuing to sit in it every day. This is not a contradiction. It is a policy position, and this review treats it as such.
The chair is a dining chair. It was promoted to office chair in March 2020 when the living room was promoted to office. The promotion was described at the time as temporary. The chair has since logged approximately two thousand hours of use. Its cushion has acquired a specific topography. The topography is understood and can be compensated for.
The Workaround
A temporary workaround for chair upgrade delay became the default because it worked once. The workaround is a folded blanket, placed on the seat, that raises the effective seat height by approximately four centimeters and redistributes the pressure points that the original cushion no longer addresses.
Other people began planning around the workaround and quietly preserving it. The blanket is now reserved. It may not be used for other purposes during work hours.
The Explanation Problem
A person using the ordinary method, which is purchasing an ergonomic chair, now has to explain why they ignored the established procedure. The established procedure is: the office will reopen eventually, so buying a chair now is premature. This reasoning has been in active deployment since October 2020.
Familiarity acquires authority once a workaround has been repeated in public. The blanket has been mentioned on three video calls. It has been described as "my setup." It is now the setup.
Precedent
Every instance of chair upgrade delay creates a precedent that may be revoked only after three uneventful repetitions. No uneventful repetitions have occurred. The back continues to have opinions about this after hour four.
Finding
The chair will be upgraded when the original reason for the delay is no longer available as justification. The office will reopen at an undetermined date. The delay is extended accordingly.
Annual review complete. No action taken.