Bean bags in work places

Beanbags have been fast catching up to be used in every sphere of our life. These pear shaped bags are increasingly finding use in our lives. Bean bags have become very popular with the young generation as the next generation couch. Bean bags score over conventional chairs in every respect, whether its styling, or comfort, or even use.For the uninitiated, beanbags are ergonomic chairs, which protect your back and joints when you sit on them. Beanbags are filled with soft small Poly Vinyl Chloride pellets, which allow the bag to curve according to the sitter’s back. Moreover the bag places the sitter close to the ground which is better for the back and joints. Doctors recommend ergonomic chairs like beanbags to sit on because conventional chairs put stress on the back and joints which may result in disorders of the same in later years.Bean bags provide a sense of informality about itself. In today’s stressful work life, bean bags help to relax and de-stress. Companies, especially software companies, across the world are recognizing this feature of the bean bag and are investing in them. Their logic – beanbags provide a better, healthier atmosphere for employees to sit and relax in. Beanbags can thus be found in office canteens and libraries where the employees spend time when taking a break. A senior human resource analyst with Accenture says, “………Companies want to promote themselves as employee friendly and are now investing in beanbags. Beanbags provide a sense of informality. They are couches with which the young generation can relate to. Since the median age of the workforce of most service sector companies, especially software companies, is around 30-35 years, bean bags become very popular with the employees.”Moreover, doctors commend beanbags for their ability to reduce stress on the back and joints, which is one more reason to induct beanbags in the workplace. Companies want to promote an image of their being concerned about the employee welfare. Thus bean bags are easily and increasingly making their way into our workplaces.Some companies, like advertising firms, or web-design firms or even production houses, find beanbags very suitable to their company image. A senior marketing official with O&M says, “O&M promotes an image of youth and creativity. Our offices are colorful just as our products are. We have beanbags in our offices and cabins which gel with this image. Beanbags are ideal due to the variety of colors they are available in.”So what do employees have to say about the bean bags? Employees seem to love sitting on beanbags and are actually commending their companies for investing in them. The flexibility of use, the variety of colors and of course, the comfort, seems to have really grown on employees. Some even want beanbags at their workstations. Though companies would like to promote seriousness and formality at the workplace of employees and are still not keen to replace conventional chairs with beanbags, more and more beanbags are being used in places where the employees can relax.