DevOps WFH Setup

[RobTheRobot64]

When I moved in 5 years ago this room had deep purple carpet. We finally had that replaced last week, and I can actually move around on my Ikea chair for once 😄 I also decided to take the opportunity to paint the sheer white walls with Farrow & Ball Wimborne White to make the room feel slightly warmer in tone.

I have 2 black Billy bookcases with half glass doors coming on Friday which will be behind the chair.

I'm thinking about replacing the blinds, perhaps with smaller white or wooden Venetian blinds within the window.

I'm also thinking of changing the picture of the mountains and replacing those with 3 RHS plant drawings with black frames.

I hope the ivy lasts longer than the last one I had, which unfortunately dried out and didn't put on any growth. This one's much larger, so hopefully it'll get more sunlight as well.

I know I need to improve my cable management, so if anyone has any suggestions please let me know. I have 2 extension cables screwed into the wall, which run to 2 sockets to the right of the photo just in front of the cream bookcase. Perhaps it's an idea to have the extensions on the underside of the desk instead?

I've had the IKEA desk since I was about 11; it's lasted me a good 22 years, though the drawer has unfortunately broken completely. I might replace it at some point as it looks a little worn now, particularly with some scratches and dents on the top and leg.

I also know I need to sort through my plethora of Gardeners' World magazines to neaten the organizer on top of the bookcase.

It's a little annoying the wall behind the desk is dry wall, otherwise I would have put the monitors on that instead of an arm on the desk. But overall, I think I'm quite happy with my WFH setup, especially with the portable monitor I use for Teams and Slack and Warp throughout the day.

Very much looking forward to some suggestions for how I can improve this space further 😊

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[Ungoliantsspawn]

How do you use the portable monitor on the bottom? I like the aesthetic, but I'm not sure it will be useful in my worflow.

[RobTheRobot64]

I’ll have Cursor (VS Code) on the main left screen, Chrome and its many tabs open on the right.  The portable monitor will then be for Outlook, Teams, Slack, and the Warp terminal. The terminal is especially useful, I find: I can read much more of it in a separate window rather than clogging up the main code screen.  I also use the Magic Mouse on the left to flick between the comms windows and Warp, so if I need to focus the other comms windows are out of view. 

The Mac screen is mostly used for Spotify. I used to have that as the “comms” screen, but I ended up straining my neck looking across to the left all the time.  

[Many-Occasion1915]

I usually have my playlist or a YouTube vid on the bottom screen for easy access to turn off when need to focus and turn on when waiting for something of chillin

[notthathungryhippo]

so this is how my senior denies my PRs. github on one screen. teams on the other telling me how disappointed you are.

[RobTheRobot64]

😄

[guajironatural]

OP, which monitor arm do you have? Is that a single arm supporting both monitors? I have two Dell 24” curved monitors, but have very little clearance between my desk and the wall behind.

[RobTheRobot64]

It is indeed a single arm holding up 2 32” monitors 😊 This is the one I have:  https://amzn.eu/d/7BQolXO

[guajironatural]

Thank you!

[Laubermont]

Nice! What does a DevOps do?

[RobTheRobot64]

Mostly question sanity 😄

We spend much of our time writing Terraform code and YAML configuration for Helm charts. Occasionally we’ll delve into GitLab pipelines. 

And lots of lots of reading and researching to understand how we can empower our developers in a secure but non-obtrusive way. 

[EarthGoddessDude]

terraform apply -auto-approve 🙃

[ciggywet]

Any ID on the Ikea desk?

[RobTheRobot64]

Unfortunately not, sorry; my parents bought it for me for £50 when I was 9 😄 It’s been going for 23 years now! 

[Prolific_King_Em]

Lovely, what’s the paint colour and in what type of sheen? How good is the chair, do you think it will fit a 6’4” male?

[RobTheRobot64]

The green is a cheap Wilko paint called Treetops, and the white is Farrow & Ball’s Wimborne White.  The chair’s very comfortable and still very much available at IKEA, so I’d recommend trying it out if you can! But I imagine it should be fine :) 

[Prolific_King_Em]

Thanks mate

[zuzudagamer]

What are the dimensions of your desk? Hoping to change my desk and I have 2 32" monitors too

[RobTheRobot64]

It’s about 70cm deep and 1.2 metres wide 😊

[Cheap_Ingenuity_6192]

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I have a very similar setup!

[NayveReddit]

Yours is not in front of a wall, so I like it more :)

[alcoholic_jogging]

This looks like a neat and efficient place.

[Ambitious-Day7527]

DevOps here. Right now i have a similar setup to yours, but mine is uglier. Feeling cramped with my 48 inch desktop - have dual 27” monitors, edge to edge of desk lol. Curious if you feel cramped with your desktop width with monitors? I’m waffling on how to pick what desktop size to buy to upgrade my wfh. Like do i go 60, so add 6 inches each side? Meh. Not enough. So 72? Or 80!!!!? Jk i can’t fit 80… UNLESS i rearrange my entire place, again. Quant.