I’ve recently taken on a lot of new tasks and responsibilities at work and my desk was really showing it. Stacks of paper here, to-do lists there, it was a mess. I didn’t think much of it because I see other people with veritable hoards in their cubes until I saw this infographic on Pinterest.
I am actively looking to strengthen my position at work and I don’t want to take any chances. Take a look at my “Before” desk:
It wasn’t good. Making a good impression is imperative for my job and this wasn’t cutting it. I’ve spent the last week organizing, purging, cleaning, and optimizing my desk space. I also reorganized my computer files to make my life easier. Here is my “After” desk:
I went to Target to pick up some items to brighten up my desk/make it more organized and found these adorable circular magnets that I could use to label my file organizer.
I also found these clips (the back of my desk is not magnetic so I stuck them up there with an adhesive magnetic strip) to organize little notes to myself so my desk isn’t covered in Post-its.
| Grade: | Cost: | Time: | ||||
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A+ |
$5 for supplies, but you don’t need them. |
All my time between projects for the last week. |
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| Easy | ||||||
| What I Would Change: | ||||||
| This is something I should be actively doing all the time. I would be much more efficient if my desk was always well organized. | ||||||
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| I’m glad I saw this infographic! It was the kick in the dress pants I needed to get my sh…stuff together. | ||||||
Tagged: career builder, cleaning, desk, desk space, infographic, magnetic strip, organization, stacks of paper, Target, work
