I've been working in our home office today, rearranging and such. It occurred to me that many people don't realize how important it is to keep your neck in a straight and natural position. I have my task chair at my computer desk in the highest position. That way I am looking straight at the monitor without bending my neck back.
It came to my attention, after I left my regular clerical job with a school district and started to sub for clericals, that many people just walk into a job situation and sit on the chair in whatever position they find it, whether it is comfortable or not. I am just brazen enough to make that chair fit me if I'm going to work and sit there for most of the day.
When task chairs are delivered to an office, most of the time they are in the lowest position which is not correct for anyone that I know. Next time you go to work, feel underneath the seat. Most task chairs have a lever which will allow you to adjust the height. If you stand and depress the lever, the chair will raise. Put it on the highest position, then sit down and gently use the lever to lower it a little at a time until it feels right.
This should be done while looking at the monitor so that you can set it so you don't have to bend your neck but look directly at the monitor. If you have bifocals, as I do, then you need to be looking down slightly. If need be, petition your boss for a lower computer table so that you can be in a comfy position while doing his/her work.
