Messy Desk... Major Office Faux Pas


Knock, Knock... One moment please; as I scramble to stack the cluster of important papers into one pile on my desk. My job is not a very difficult one but as a Catering Planning manager it does cause me to multitask quite a bit. I cannot help the sea of papers that encompasses my desk at any moment of time throughout my day. Typically this is not a big deal, however I can’t help but look at the other ladies offices that does the same job as I do. For some reason while my desk is full of contract addendum's, menus, notes from phone calls and bottles of water; their desk looks like its ready for an office commercial. A study from Adecco, a staffing firm, stated that 57% of co-workers admit that they judge their co-workers by how clean or dirty they keep their workspaces.(Forbes)

Now, I have the most trendy office accessories from my favorite office supply company Wild Branch, but I can rarely get a chance to show any of it off because my clutter is usually the first thing people see when they come in my office. I decided to do some research on ways to keep the clutter down and focus on one task at a time. With so many deadlines, this does not sound very appealing to me, however research shows when focusing on one tasks at a time the quality of work increases and stress levels decrease...AMEN TO THAT!

Some tips I found on the Forbes Post "The Dangers of A Messy Desk"
1.             Set a weekly appointment to clean.- Take 15 minutes to put everything in their respective places, take home items that belong at home(for me it would be my abundance of extra shoes), and throw away anything you have not used in a respective time period.
2.             Do not make piles and your desk is not a storage space-Piles are your enemy; this is not cleaning but rather saving the mess for later. Your desk is not to be used as storage. It should remain clear, as a clear workspace will make you more motivated to work.
If you want to read more of "The Dangers of a Messy Desk post you can check it out at http://www.forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/03/27/the-dangers-of-a-messy-desk/

Lets all strive to have a productive remainder of the week! Tomorrow's Friday so I know we can do it!

Respectfully Yours,
Mariyah Hawkins

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