What does your office cleanliness say about you

Many office buildings and workplaces around the world get their cleaning done by professional cleaning companies or by cleaners who are on the payroll. This is all well and good but anyone who works or has worked in an office will know that despite the good job that office cleaners do, the office or workplace can still be a messy and germ-filled environment.
Professional cleaners are tasked with the job of doing the necessary general cleaning – which among other things entails carpet cleaning, wiping down office equipment, cleaning reception areas, toilets and other communal areas etc. The mess or uncleanliness of some office environments is by and large due to the fact that individual workers do not keep their desks or personal workspaces clean and tidy.

Is Your Desk A True Reflection of You?
Does having an untidy desk or workspace mean that an individual is just as untidy and messy in their home or domestic environment? And can we also assume that the same principle applies to the owners of clean and spotless desks?
Unfortunately whether you like it or not (or whether it is true or not) your co-workers will and do form opinions or judge you based on how clean and tidy you are in the workplace.  An untidy desk can simply be due to a heavy workload or busy schedule and this is quite understandable and many office workers can relate to that. On the other hand, dirty cups, containers or plates on the desk, half-eaten sandwiches and other unhygienic personal habits are more than likely a true reflection of someone true character. Such poor hygiene standards in the office are not only unacceptable in the work place but they are also quite possibly a true indication of one’s domestic cleaning habits and personal hygiene.

There are also some office workers who are at the other end of the scale and they go over the top when it comes to keeping their desks and personal workspace clean. Such OCD tendencies also give a true reflection of an individual’s cleaning habits at home, however I guess it is preferable to work with such individuals rather than slobs. Unhygienic desks and office equipment are a breeding ground for germs and therefore pose a health risk to all those in that environment; office cleanliness is therefore essential. Taking the time (5 minutes or so) to wipe down computer keyboards, mice, chairs, phones etc. can go a long way in improving cleanliness in the office, and a healthy environment leads to a healthier, happier more productive workplace.