Comments on: War on Your Desk

By: JOHN WEISSMANN

JOHN WEISSMANN — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 01:45:53 +0000

i don’t believe in “ONE DESK FITS ALL” it’s up to the person using that desk or workstation
to experiment and find the method of “PAPER PROCESSING” that best suits him or her.
in keeping my input short and simple, i’m only going to highlight “THE CHAIR” itself.
find a chair that keeps your back fresh! it’s common knowledge that back pain causes the most discomfort in life. when you are uncomfortable or in pain or stiff, you’re distracted away from concentration and focus, plus you are probably going to find away to relieve the issues
through medication which compounds the loss of production. the proper chair is so cheap in comparison to not only the loss of “PRODUCTION” at work, but also the enjoyment of life itself.
i’ve gone out and bought my own chair for the the aforementioned issues whether i’m reimbursed or not! i gave up driving for my back! the human body was not “BUILT TO SIT!”
for any length of time, if at all! the first thing i inspect at a new workplace, is THE CHAIR!

By: JOHN WEISSMANN

JOHN WEISSMANN — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:27:42 +0000

paperwork belongs in “FOLDERS!” NOT PILES! it’s plain and simple, if you looked at a paper,
either you respond to it through fax phone or e-mail, notate as such and “FILE IT! in a FILE CABINET, not on your desk! (or a DESK TOP FOLDER ORGANIZER!) if you had to be told this,
YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN HIRED TO BEGIN WITH! END OF CONVERSATION! GOOD_BYE!

By: JOHN WEISSMANN

JOHN WEISSMANN — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:07:05 +0000

i’ve always used or at combined “natural instinct” with logic at my work station”. paperwork
is piled right in front of my eyes! no where else! this way you want to process it to get it out of
your face!! i like phone and or computer to my left, this way my right hand is not impeded
in writing or moving papers. the pens, paper clips and stapler are at my far right. (plus i hold
the coffee cup in my right hand so you dont to bump into the phone or computer and spill it on your desk) if you’re left handed you may like this reversed) the papers are gone through first
thing, i read and return faxes and e-mails first, this way i’m not holdingup the people waiting for the responses and i’ve eliminated some clutter. nest paperwork is “organized” in to file folders!
not “PILES!” the folders are titled according to the processing system. as a salesman, mine said
“QUOTES!”, SOLD, “ORDERED” , “DELIVERED”, “COMPLETE” etc. the paperwork is moved from fron to back in this sequence. GO TO AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE, walk the aisles and familairize
yourself with its contents. depending on the desk size, etc, you may need a desktop folder holder, or a file cabinet, which i prefer at my right. (i’ve always gone out and bought the tools and supplies i have needed, myself. for 20-50 dollars, me and my work are not going to suffer!
or be held up waiting for “COMPANY FUND APPROVAL”, because that approval paperwork is
“LOST ON SOMEBODY ELSE’S” PILE!” i had to go out and and buy my own file folders at a large
home improvement company because my departments sales were”UNDER BUDGET”
‘TAKE COMMAND OF YOUR LIFE! DON’T LEAVE IT IN SOMEONE ELSE’S COMPLACENT INCOMPETENCY!

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:16:54 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more. It is hard to work in limited space especially when there is so much “stuff” on the desk. I like the idea about setting some time to straighten things up and do nothing else. The statistic of lost work put it all into perspective. Thanks for the tips and I will be sending in one of mine, as soon as I can think of one. Which photo is Al Gore in?