Home Office Desk Setup for Working Professionals with a 'real' job

Had enough "hype beast" desk setups and actually need to get real work done? Here's my desk setup for holding down a complicated job and doing the occasional content creation.

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[rtulpe]

Finally! Finally someone who talks practical sense without trying to sell a 5k+ desk set-up they didn't spend a penny on - so refreshing!

[dylanwagner]

Thank you so much for making this video. FINALLY someone who has a regular job like most of us and makes practical decisions instead of basing everything off of aesthetics

[JustMe-tote]

it would have been nice to see more of your setup rather than your face for most of the video.

[jbielich]

I really appreciate this video. I’m a professional with a real job also, and been trying to look around for some ideas for my home office, and you’re the most practical video I found so far in terms of how to set things up.

[lilshaff]

Feels good to see a realistic & real video surrounding this. The handful I’ve seen our folks who sponsored, and those things are never attainable for me so this video was awesome thanks for sharing!

[t_rizz]

Great video! A lot of these "setup" videos on Youtube are by creative professionals which is great but very few videos for us corporate folks. Nice!

[micahjhoffman]

thank you man. its refreshing to see normal people

[alimfuzzy]

Finally, a setup video with a normal keyboard.

[rockhurstable]

Thank you so much for making this video. So many hype beast setups who spend a ridiculous amount of money on their setups.

[JJay]

I admit, I want all the flashy lights and trinkets.... But that's exactly why I needed this video. I've been designing my office for hours now and with all the decorative things in online shopping carts.

You reminded me that those things are secondary IF/When I have time. Thanks for being realistic and offering the right advice!

[deepav]

Wow such a refreshing and realistic video. I finally found the home office setup video which gave me realistic ideas I can implement. Yes some of us have real desk jobs

[philreasoner]

Thank you! A real desk setup without clickity clackity keyboards! And I'm very similar - started using MS ergo's and now use Logitech ergo's!

[chuckman]

Great info. I set mine up w/ the least bells and whistles possible. I have what I want/need to work both for work and home things. I just got a Google speaker and have automated a few things w/ voice commands. When I say good morning, it turns my lights and my monitors on, tells me my schedule, then plays my favorite radio station. If have a smart outlet on a stand alone fan so if I get hot I simply say, "its getting hot in here" and it turns on the fan. If I say "I'm cool enough" it turns it off. Sounds lazy but when you are deep into a project it saves you from distraction of getting up to turn on the fan.

[turtleinashirt]

I’ve been working from home for the past 20 years. Your setup is what I’d refer to as “cute” or “‘valiant effort”

[pointeplusplus]

I like this approach compared to some of the other ones I’ve seen. I’m a software developer and I may be doing some more working from home soon while our office goes through construction so I’m revamping my desk at home (it hasn’t changed much since the beginning of COVID revamp). I need functional first and aesthetics second, not the other way around

So many of the influencers on here have been given super expensive products for free to review and I wonder if they’d actually buy these products that they’re recommending.

We have different needs and I think my setup will look pretty different from yours but I found this useful and refreshing. Thank you!

I know it’s just personal preference but I actually do like mechanical keyboards but not super loud. Part of it is my hands feel better when I use them and I’m making plans to make a dactyl manuform, hopefully soon! Maybe I’ll check out some silent switches for the office

[thaprototype]

Oh shit a setup without RGB and purple lights everywhere

[kakegarcia]

the title!!! I am a Professional Photographer and Videographer and for few years now I am making my living photographing and filming real estate and doing 100% of the editing as well and most of the home studio videos are too fake for a real life (I wish the stage the houses I shoot LOL), everything is very beautiful and perfect in a way you can tell they do not REALLY work on those offices… Bests regards from a Venezuelan in Panama!

[Underhills]

Thanks for the 80's homage music from Mad Max.

[Mama_n_zylie]

finally a "real'' office set up lol I run an office from home 5+ yrs 6-days a week thank u. So sick of these Pinterest ideas I actually work 8+hrs a day lol

[rafaelangeltorresgomez]

Thanks for the video! I got great ideas from your setup.