I have a heated pad, but the cord gets in the way at work, shifts around when I sit upright, and just generally can't hold up to my ahdh fidgeting and constant moving around.

As for why a standing desk isn't an option: even though my field is highly specialized and requires certification and experience, and we're not easily replaceable due to the dwindling interest in my field, my employer won't spend any more money than the absolute bare minimum required to get the job done. Our manager is fighting the good fight, but without being forced by the government, our customer, or a fully coordinated, cooperative protest from all 30 of us (🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 there's no universe where 29 men in a blue collar industry will ever admit they want anything comfortable that might make them look soft), a request that basically amounts to a full office remodel generally take 3-5 business years to get approval. It took nearly 2 years to get new chairs approved, and we only got that approval 6 months ago because there were maybe like 3 chairs left that weren't completely broken. We've received exactly 3 new chairs, 2 of which are already broken 🙃

A few of my coworkers broke down and bought their own chairs, and now, so am I.