Workplace rules

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The efficiency of working days is influenced not only by the ergonomics of the workplace, but also by where exactly your desk is in the office. Both labor productivity and your psychological comfort depend on this. Considering that we spend at least a third of our day at work, there is something to think about, right? Maybe it's time to "move"?

Especially close, or a table near the boss

Do you need it? Ideal for careerists and aspiring people.

Workplace rules: the heart and brain of your department is in close proximity. Your awareness of all plans and projects is much higher than that of your colleagues. Besides, you also understand the psychology of the boss. This means that you can build your communication with him correctly not only in content, but also in form.

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You will learn a lot BEFORE others, which means you have time to prepare for the planned changes or to think longer about your contribution to a new project. And there it is already not far before becoming the leader of this project.	This place is a zone of increased danger for the chatty and unrestrained. If your reputation is dear to you, remember: it is better to "bite your tongue" during the time than to be considered a gossip who does not understand what confidentiality and commercial secrets are.
Does your boss never use speakerphone and never talk about business if the door to his office is open? Strategic thinking plus a minimum of information is enough for a smart girl to draw the right conclusions and use them to her advantage.	This place is "on the aisle", all office roads, paths and detours flock here.

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If you're on good terms with your boss, don't be afraid to sit with your back to the boss's office. Firstly, it disciplines: your monitor is visible to the boss, it is easier for you to deal with such office temptations as chats, ICQ and online tests. Secondly, you are, as it were, under the psychological protection of your boss - you have reliable rear lines.

If your relationship with your boss leaves much to be desired, try hanging a portrait of a significant person with power or authority on the back of your chair. This will create a "psychological defense" effect, this time from the boss. The universal solution is a portrait of Putin. For those who have chosen the difficult path of a girl-programmer, a photograph of Bill Gates will help in the struggle for a worthy place at the monitor.

Imagine, or a table by the window

Do you need it? Suitable for creative and independent.

Workplace rules: Workplace rules: The window symbolizes openness, access to something else, progress. All this stimulates creativity. It's not just copywriters, creators and designers that need creativity. This quality will not hurt those who have chosen more precise professions - accountants and financiers. Tax schemes and cost optimization systems have to be created from scratch, that is, "create", "invent".

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If there is a square or park outside the window, in the summer you will have in your arsenal an additional method of dealing with daily stress. Just look out the window: green is soothing.	Drafts, city noise, constant requests from colleagues to open a window, open a window wider and "close this window and no longer open it when there is such a dummy on the street."
In open-space offices, window seating is usually located away from the main movement of employees. Original and effective ideas do not tolerate fuss.	If you are absent-minded, this place will suit you only if you decide to exercise your will and not be distracted by trifles.
	Imagine: on a fine day outside the window, birds are singing, flowers are smelling and leaves are turning green, couples in love are sitting in an embrace in a cafe and drinking cappuccino … And you are working on your monthly report and you are checking all the numbers for the fifth time. It's hard, isn't it?

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Remember to use blinds and curtains effectively: if you want to focus, lower the blinds. Need a dose of inspiration? Lift up!

Use the window sill as part of your workplace:

- Put your flower on it. Better is one with the leaves directed upward: this is another symbol of growth and progress.

- Place books and magazines related to your profession on the windowsill. Here they are more noticeable for employees and bosses, which gives you the opportunity to earn an image of a person who seeks professional development.

More fun together, or several tables nearby

Do you need it? Convenient for those who value teamwork.

Workplace rules: several tables pushed together, separated by partitions? In fact, this is a one-room apartment, divided into zones by a screen. This is tolerable if your team is a big friendly family. Which is rare. This organization of workplaces is also suitable for groups working on the same project, because there is practically nothing that hinders the exchange of information, experience and ideas.

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If there is a more experienced employee nearby, you can learn a lot, adopt certain techniques, learn about new sources of information. Is free!	You will have to forget about "privacy": your mood, strange habits, style of work will be constantly in sight. And under control.
If your colleagues are generally attractive to you, some of them may well become your friends.	Close, trusting relationships with colleagues can be dangerous. Nobody canceled the competition!

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For comfort, you will have to develop internal etiquette and strictly adhere to it. The ability to negotiate increases the cost of a specialist in the labor market - train! Make sure to reflect the following rules in your code:

- we listen to music only with headphones;

- at the desk we talk about personal matters only in case of emergency;

- we go to smoke alone, otherwise there is a great temptation not to return to work at all.

If you find out that your desk layout is not in line with your career goals and not very much in line with your personality, you have two options. First, you can become a big boss and get a separate office with a large and comfortable leather chair. Secondly, you can try to use your "geographic location" to the fullest extent possible at the moment. By the way, if you choose the second path, it will still lead you to a large and comfortable boss's chair!