Today I entered office quite early and as there were not too many people around, I began to take notice of many of the things that often went by unnoticed.
I looked around to see how people had done up their desks. In an industry like ours, where the average number of hours put in daily go upto 14-15hrs, office has almost become like second home. For many of us (outstation people) office is more like home as there are amenities such as a television set, canteen etc that we would not get at a PG.
Coming back to the where I started, of how I took notice of people’s desks. It made me realize that my desk is extremely colorful. Many at office have often called it a “toy store” and I was beginning to believe it. It really did look like a toy store in the month of Christmas. Every inch of the 2ft x 3ft desk was decorated. Yet it doesn’t seem cluttered. I think in many ways my desk reflects my moods and the kind of person I am.
This was when it struck me, could a person’s desk at office reflect the kind of person he/she is in reality?
I began to make mental notes, mind you, without being judgmental at any point.
This is how I would like to make the classification:
The “brand loyal “ person: This person’s desk is adorned not with photographs of his loved one, but yes…you got it right…the brand he is working on. If he works on a certain FMCG product the bottles are neatly decorated around his desk. So, there are various sizes of each bottle, all variants, in and around his computer screen. And that’s not it. There are competitor products behind his computer screen- in a corner. A person who has a desk like this is one who treats work like he worships it. His brand will be in the forefront and everything else is in the background. He has the single-minded goal of making his brand the top most brand. For him, work is life. He lives his brand with great conviction. He is the true loyalist in every sense…be it to his friends, family or loved ones.
The “model loving” person: This kind of person has nothing but pictures of pretty models on his soft board. Who says, advertising is not fun? This kind of person, likes to live off the perks that advertising gives you. Models, pretty models and even prettier models. He chooses to remember the better things that advertising gives him rather than the stress, blood pressure and sometimes the premature heart attack. These pictures provide him with momentary relief and transports him to a different world when that occasional stress pang hits him. In life too, this kind of person looks at the positive side of life. He never gets bogs down by small pressures. Life for him is one big party place.
The “Monica Geller” person: This kind of person’s desk will be devoid of everything. There will be only the necessary computer, keyboard, a soft board devoid of any snaps or decorations. He is a stickler for cleanliness and does not like to crowd his space. For him work is only confined to four walls of office. He leaves work in office and leads another life outside office, which he is extremely secretive about. He is not emotional about work and doesn’t get emotionally attached to those around him. He gives his work his 100% and then leaves it at that. Results don’t particular move him. In reality also, this person is very balanced. He knows who to get close to and who to keep a distance from. He never mixes his emotions. For him, life is not all about work or just play. It’s an optimum balance of both.
The “carefully messy” person: This kind of person’s desk tells a lot about what kind of a person he really is. He likes to adorn his desk with things but fears that he will be branded as a woos, so then carefully muddles all the stuff. So there will be all sorts of things, his girlfriends first love note, a coaster from his favorite pub, crowns of bottles when his friends and he went on a drinking spree, but all these things will be strewn around his desk, lest he maybe labeled as being far too feminine. In reality, this kind of person is soft at heart but doesn’t like to show this side to all. He is rather choosy about his friends and doesn’t divulge too many things about himself except to a few.
The “home sick” person: This kind of person’s desk is full of things that remind him/her of home. Most of times I have noticed that they are from out of town. These things vary from photographs of parents, to chocolate wrappers given by a favorite aunt. Anything that will remind you of the loved ones just to prove that the big bad world that they had earlier warned you about, isn’t that bad and that they are there to support you incase you do happen to chance upon these bad wolves. In reality, these people are emotional about their loved ones and have no qualms about making it public.
The “toy store” person: I fall into this category. I love to decorate my desk because it helps me relax. Everytime I feel stressed I look at the colors on my desk and it gives me a sense of calm. This is how I am in person also. Everytime I feel stressed I think about the happy, colorful, joyous times that I have spent with loved ones. It gives me immediate relief. The child like innocence is there in everyone and I just like to spread that. In reality, I feel that if I in some way have managed to bring a little joy into a person’s life, I think I have done my bit.
I looked around to see how people had done up their desks. In an industry like ours, where the average number of hours put in daily go upto 14-15hrs, office has almost become like second home. For many of us (outstation people) office is more like home as there are amenities such as a television set, canteen etc that we would not get at a PG.
Coming back to the where I started, of how I took notice of people’s desks. It made me realize that my desk is extremely colorful. Many at office have often called it a “toy store” and I was beginning to believe it. It really did look like a toy store in the month of Christmas. Every inch of the 2ft x 3ft desk was decorated. Yet it doesn’t seem cluttered. I think in many ways my desk reflects my moods and the kind of person I am.
This was when it struck me, could a person’s desk at office reflect the kind of person he/she is in reality?
I began to make mental notes, mind you, without being judgmental at any point.
This is how I would like to make the classification:
The “brand loyal “ person: This person’s desk is adorned not with photographs of his loved one, but yes…you got it right…the brand he is working on. If he works on a certain FMCG product the bottles are neatly decorated around his desk. So, there are various sizes of each bottle, all variants, in and around his computer screen. And that’s not it. There are competitor products behind his computer screen- in a corner. A person who has a desk like this is one who treats work like he worships it. His brand will be in the forefront and everything else is in the background. He has the single-minded goal of making his brand the top most brand. For him, work is life. He lives his brand with great conviction. He is the true loyalist in every sense…be it to his friends, family or loved ones.
The “model loving” person: This kind of person has nothing but pictures of pretty models on his soft board. Who says, advertising is not fun? This kind of person, likes to live off the perks that advertising gives you. Models, pretty models and even prettier models. He chooses to remember the better things that advertising gives him rather than the stress, blood pressure and sometimes the premature heart attack. These pictures provide him with momentary relief and transports him to a different world when that occasional stress pang hits him. In life too, this kind of person looks at the positive side of life. He never gets bogs down by small pressures. Life for him is one big party place.
The “Monica Geller” person: This kind of person’s desk will be devoid of everything. There will be only the necessary computer, keyboard, a soft board devoid of any snaps or decorations. He is a stickler for cleanliness and does not like to crowd his space. For him work is only confined to four walls of office. He leaves work in office and leads another life outside office, which he is extremely secretive about. He is not emotional about work and doesn’t get emotionally attached to those around him. He gives his work his 100% and then leaves it at that. Results don’t particular move him. In reality also, this person is very balanced. He knows who to get close to and who to keep a distance from. He never mixes his emotions. For him, life is not all about work or just play. It’s an optimum balance of both.
The “carefully messy” person: This kind of person’s desk tells a lot about what kind of a person he really is. He likes to adorn his desk with things but fears that he will be branded as a woos, so then carefully muddles all the stuff. So there will be all sorts of things, his girlfriends first love note, a coaster from his favorite pub, crowns of bottles when his friends and he went on a drinking spree, but all these things will be strewn around his desk, lest he maybe labeled as being far too feminine. In reality, this kind of person is soft at heart but doesn’t like to show this side to all. He is rather choosy about his friends and doesn’t divulge too many things about himself except to a few.
The “home sick” person: This kind of person’s desk is full of things that remind him/her of home. Most of times I have noticed that they are from out of town. These things vary from photographs of parents, to chocolate wrappers given by a favorite aunt. Anything that will remind you of the loved ones just to prove that the big bad world that they had earlier warned you about, isn’t that bad and that they are there to support you incase you do happen to chance upon these bad wolves. In reality, these people are emotional about their loved ones and have no qualms about making it public.
The “toy store” person: I fall into this category. I love to decorate my desk because it helps me relax. Everytime I feel stressed I look at the colors on my desk and it gives me a sense of calm. This is how I am in person also. Everytime I feel stressed I think about the happy, colorful, joyous times that I have spent with loved ones. It gives me immediate relief. The child like innocence is there in everyone and I just like to spread that. In reality, I feel that if I in some way have managed to bring a little joy into a person’s life, I think I have done my bit.
1 comment:
hey shormy
i really liked this post...maybe i will use it to good effect in one of those work-shops LOL..
keep writing!
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