Know the Desk Etiquette

Generally, in office people spends maximum hours at the desk. To make the place comfortable to work, individual should not only keep the desk neat and clean but also follow certain rules and manners. 

Desk pile up with unwanted things gives the impression of unprofessional. Thus to grow in career, one has to maintain desk etiquette.

Following are the etiquette related to desk.

• Get computer or Laptop cleaned everyday.
• Keep water bottle away from the computer or laptop.
• Always keep the desk clean.
• The daily required essential things only in the dustbin.
• Keep all your stationery items at their proper place.
• Ensure pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, markers are at particular place.
• Keep files at their respective drawers with a label on top of each file
• Soft toys, photo frames to work is completely unprofessional.
• Avoid using office phone for personal purpose.
• Always ready with a notepad and pen
• Avoid writing on loose paper.
• Never keep any personal belonging on the desk.
• Never stick chewing gum under the desk table.
• Do not have lunch at the desk.
• Throw wrappers of chocolates or wafers in dustbin.
• Never peep into other’s workstation.
• Prefer using extension phone than to shouting from the desk.
• Keep vehicles keys, Bluetooth, earphones and other personal belongings at one place.
• Prefer table top calendar and learn to mark important tasks as a reminder
• Do not forget to make the drawer get clean once in week.
• Do not forget to turn off your printer, scanner, computer, light before leave the office.

Have a look at your desk, once you complete reading the above points.