I wound up working from home for a good period. My occasional desk became an all day desk and my chair kept getting hung up where our area rug stopped and the hardwood floor started. There was no real viable way to move the rug without just getting rid of it but we liked the rug.Getting this mat totally solved the problem. I put it over the area rug in the corner and it keeps the rolling chair from getting snagged. Total improvement to the work space.