Today’s post is my 1479th great
work idea (notice how I never shared with you my 1478 other great work ideas?
Pretty nifty, don’t you think?).
Jazz up a dull work day by cleaning your desk. Now I know at first this may seem boring. Or maybe you’re one of those really neat and organized people that don’t have any clutter at your desk so there’s nothing to clean. If that’s you, you’re reading the wrong blog. I’m talking right now to the people who should have cleaned their desk years ago (i.e. people like me).
Anyways, I digress. A fun way to clean your
desk is to use the interoffice mail system of your company to mail unknowing
co-workers the stuff you don’t want. For example, I have sent old 2010 and 2011
calendars to co-workers (for some reason they always figure out it’s me sending
these to them). Scrap paper that you’re holding onto is another treasure for
someone in your workplace.
Maybe the co-worker(s) you send this stuff
to don’t get any mail so this is something that would get them excited (until
they open it) and add some whimsy to their day (let’s be real…whimsy can be
hard to come by in today’s fast-paced, high-stress office environment).
My suggestions are just the tip of the iceberg. Unleash your creativity people! Don’t let your senses be dulled by the drugs your company puts in the air vent (see my expose on this subject: Drugs in the Air Vents ). THINK! For once just stop doing what you are told and think of how you can brighten someone else’s day AND clean your desk.
I must go now. There’s a Remembrance Day
poppy and plastic mouse on my desk I need to put in the mail.
