The aroma of sizzling hot dogs and freshly brewed coffee filled the air as a regular customer, a delivery driver, sat at the counter, his face flushed from the morning cold.
“Hey, it’s been a while. How’s business going?” asked the waiter, a friendly man with a warm smile.
“It’s the worst,” the driver replied, his voice tinged with disappointment. “Since the company stopped updating its equipment, my workload has decreased.”
“You were really proud of your delivery of high-end design office chairs,” the waiter said, remembering the time the driver had excitedly talked about delivering a large order of Herman Miller chairs to a prestigious corporation.
“Not just deliveries,” the driver continued. “I also made money by picking up broken chairs and lockers.”
“What did you do with the broken chairs?” the waiter asked curiously.
“Sell them as scrap metal,” the driver replied. “The scrap metal is shipped overseas, repaired, reborn as new chairs, and sold.”
The waiter chuckled. “Don’t be disappointed. To begin with, chairs and desks are no longer used for desk work.”
A female clerk in her 40s, who had been listening to their conversation, joined in. “I’m standing in front of handsome men for eight hours straight.”
The driver and the waiter exchanged amused glances. It seemed that the world of work had changed significantly, and with it, the demand for traditional office furniture.
All names of people and organizations appearing in this story are pseudonyms.
Office Chair and Couch Demand Is Back. That’s Good for One Furniture Maker.
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