Average price for desks is inaccurate for outside the USA
The average price of $500 for a height-adjustable desk, which the handbook now states is (sort of?) the maximum that GitLab will expense up to (as stated: "The below averages are what GitLab will reimburse."), will at best get you a wobbly IKEA desk here in the UK.
There's a lack of clarity around what these averages are supposed to be, and there have been a couple of other issues lately that aim to clear up the language on this page (gitlab-org/gitlab-design#870 (moved), !40340 (closed)) but no resolution has been reached. As they are currently, they are almost entirely up to the interpretation of individual managers, which seems counter to the "You don't have to ask permission before making purchases in the interest of the company. When in doubt, do inform your manager before the purchase, or as soon as possible after the purchase." section.
I don't really have a proposed solution to the language elsewhere right now, so instead I'd like to propose a change to the average price for height-adjustable desks, as it's pretty demonstrably incorrect for the UK (people from other countries are obviously welcome to add their data to this issue too).
I've compiled a quick list here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lxWOK-5Tq9PN6_8K8J5ULG-9vlp2nzrRHHbo8RnfFbw/edit?usp=sharing. This list attempts to pick the largest desk option in both desk surface and height adjustment, to accommodate for the widest variety of people (it would be pretty daft if a tall person has to pay out of pocket for increased height). Large desks are recommended in the handbook.
Currently I have the average UK price coming out to £761.89 (liable to change as I add more desks to the list). Even the cheapest in the list are still over 20% more than the dollar price, or extremely poorly reviewed.
What is/are the relevant URL(s)
https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/spending-company-money/#hardware
What is the primary reason for updating this page?
The average price in USD for height-adjustable desks is inaccurate outside of the USA.
/cc @gl-website