New job- organise/decorate my desk?

*Beki*

Blimey, everyone is very serious on here today! I know my desk is where I work but spending 60hours there a week I think it's ok if I have a couple of jars of teabags and a colourful calendar to make me happy- I'm sure it will only have a positive effect on my productivity...

Sambucus_Nigra

This is the Moneysaving in Employment, Jobseeking and Training board; where people come to get advice on matters pertaining to Employment, Jobseeking and Training.

And we get questions such as 'should I get a couple of jars to put my teabags in'. Honestly - ask yourself is it really necessary to ask people on any internet forum whether you should or should not get a couple of jars to put teabags in?

Is this what it has come to - that you can't make a decision like this without other people's inputs on desk decorating?

Techno

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

This is the Moneysaving in Employment, Jobseeking and Training board; where people come to get advice on matters pertaining to Employment, Jobseeking and Training.

And we get questions such as 'should I get a couple of jars to put my teabags in'. Honestly - ask yourself is it really necessary to ask people on any internet forum whether you should or should not get a couple of jars to put teabags in?

Is this what it has come to - that you can't make a decision like this without other people's inputs on desk decorating?

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Pls be nice to all MoneySavers. There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps. :A

brownbabygirl

*Beki* wrote: »

Blimey, everyone is very serious on here today! I know my desk is where I work but spending 60hours there a week I think it's ok if I have a couple of jars of teabags and a colourful calendar to make me happy- I'm sure it will only have a positive effect on my productivity...

lol i know. everyone is on edge at the moment. dont worry about it.:beer:

Sambucus_Nigra

Techno wrote: »

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Pls be nice to all MoneySavers. There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps. :A

I am being nice. I'm nicely saying that - quite frankly - if this is your only issue in life, then perhaps you don't really need the input of other people to enable you to make life changing tea bag decisions.

GotToChange

I agree with SN (which is unusual) and believe that "being nice..." - no matter what, as pointed out, is really a bit childish and short-sighted. Whilst bearing in mind that it is easy to be snarky on a keyboard/screen, there is surely room to make one's own point in response - even if disagreeable.

Beki - seriously? Teabags - potted plants? You want to bring this to a forum where people have much more serious issues? I am sure there is a place for your question if you really feel the need to ask it; but it shouldn't be on here.

(The thought of children's crayon efforts in an office environment sets my teeth on edge almost as much as topless calendars. I am pro-minimalism and worked previously for a major corporation which had a clean-desk policy. [Not many in my 40-strong team abided by it and thus, their desks were not touched by the cleaners.])

GotToChange

Techno wrote: »

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Pls be nice to all MoneySavers. There's no such thing as a stupid question, and even if you disagree courtesy helps. :A

You know, sometimes there is.....

Sambucus_Nigra

GotToChange wrote: »

I agree with SN (which is unusual)

It was only a matter of time - I knew I'd win you round eventually.

GotToChange wrote: »

You know, sometimes there is.....

I resisted that one!

GotToChange

Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »

It was only a matter of time - I knew I'd win you round eventually.

It probably won't last


I resisted that one!

I - on the other hand - seem to have a non-functioning "RESTRAINT" button in some situations.

(Characters inserted here for length...)

persa

If you have your own filing cabinet/pedestal, stick some tissues and painkillers in there, together with any office stationery likely to go walkabout if you leave it out on display on your desk overnight. Any personalisation of your office space beyond that is taking it too far, IMHO.

If you must have some photos around you, stick them in your drawer and take a peek when you need to.