I know where everything is on my desk, so don't **** with it!
Posted on 01/05/2007 1:38:30 PM PST by stainlessbanner
Are you a slob?
Forgive the question, but if the results of a new survey are any indication, your job could suffer if you answered 'yes'.
Research conducted by giant business chain Office Depot indicates many of us lose time at our jobs searching for important work related items like papers, files or appointments.
The poll suggests as many 34 percent of all employees have such messy desks and drawers that they waste up to 15 minutes a day or two hours a week hunting for that vital item that got buried in the clutter.
And the majority who live in that wild world are well aware they're constantly out of order, but don't do anything to fix it.
Among the messy truths:
* 53% prefer to live in their 'organized chaos' but claim they know where everything they need is.
* 76% admit they lose time to the mess
* 51% fear they'll miss important deadlines or appointments because of the constant clutter.
* 61% say they're frustrated when they can't find things they need right away.
* 27% can't concentrate because their work spaces are so jammed with junk.
* And 14% think they could even lose business because of their desk disorganization.
But perhaps the most revealing finding of all is this: 67 percent agree they've simply given up trying to fix the problem or have no idea how to get organized, and will continue their 'scattershot' approach to locating things.
How do you fix this mess?
The survey advises being diligent about tossing papers you don't need, handing relevant info off to associates (so they can add to their own clutter), and dedicating a short but specified time of day to getting organized.
Maybe you can make that the 15 minutes you normally spend going crazy trying to find everything.
This does not factor in the time saved by not putting things away.
If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, what does a vacant desk mean?
His is just a little neater,,, just a little..
This is what secretaries are for. Few are over worked and they have the time to organize the clutter. This leave you with an extra 15 min a day for important things.
Author = Idiot.
-- they waste up to 15 minutes a day--
Keeping a neat desk would take less than 15 mintes a day?
Internet porn costs more time...not to mention the repetitve stress arm injuries..
I think I see what the problem is: There's no coffee mug in that pic, is there? If I'm right, you're under-caffeinated.
It seems that Office Depot is trying to scare people into buying their organizing stuff.
-PJ
Some jobs, like mine, involve so much paperwork there is simply no way to keep up with it without spending at least 3 hours on Saturday organizing.
:-)
I know where my stuff is; but no one else does.
BBBWWWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Having been a secretary, I jes' hafta' laugh atcha! THAT is the job in which there is NO time to go to the restroom.
My desk always looked like a battle zone. But by the time my Secretary left in the afternoon it was neat and organized.
Am I the first to consider the time spent on FR?
"Well ya know, Bob, I really only do about 15 minutes of work a week..."
Just two hours? Their desks are not really, truly messy, like mine.
(BTW, I can waste much more than two hours per week on Free Republic.)
My desk is a disaster area of late and I've got to get a handle on the problem. It's funny because my clothes, shoes, and jewelry are kept crisp and perfect. My car is detailed, my motorcycle is spotless, and my Italian racing bicycles are showroom fresh. My workspace looks like it hit an IED.
~ Blue Jays ~
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