Clear desk policy

For months now (well, until last week that is), my desk at work has been quite a mess. For one, the person before me never cleared the desk before he left. I didn't know if what he left was important or not, so I left it there. Secondly, during the busy period at year end, I kept stacking things on my desk. On the left, things to work on. On the right, things which should be binned, but before I could do so, I needed to check them one more time and I couldn't find the time until about last month. Even after that, my desk still looked quite messy. Well, I am a hard worker, what more can I say. (LOL!)

Anyway, an email circulated last week on Clear Desk Policy. We were told that if our desks remained messy, our bonuses will be affected. Lo and behold! That did the trick! My desk which was messy for about a third of a year was tidied in about 30 minutes!

Threaten to take away my money and you will get what you want!!! 

Let's end this post with a few Dilbert comics:



I now have the urge to wet wipe my desk just before leaving each day. I try so very hard to stop myself. I can't hoard all the bonus for myself. 



However, I do wish that my company will give out cash rewards for clear desks. (Note: not clean, but clear. I will explain this another time.) Hard work throughout the day and that additional effort to clear the desk at the end of the day definitely need to be rewarded. Just saying.

Never say never

Nope. This has got nothing to do with Justin Bieber's song. Someone once told me, if someone asks for help, never say never. Always say sure, then come up with an excuse. That way, you will always be viewed as the nicer person, not in God's eyes though. This is not a lesson on what's right and what's wrong, so don't judge this. Just enjoy the following and have a good laugh to end your week with.

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Dilbert - Guide Dogs‏

An article from Dilbert on Arcamax a few days ago.

I love how witty Scott Adams is. When I am on the train, I see people with heads facing down towards their mobile devices or technological gadgets. The weight of their heads must cause a lot of strain on their necks, in addition to the risk of repetitive strain injury (RSI) they are putting on their thumbs. But I foresee this practice continuing in the future, unless, of course, some serious damages are caused to the body from using these devices - like sudden temporary loss of thumb function or a stiff neck which lasts for months. Since people are too attached to their devices and need to use them in every waking moment, guard dogs should now be made available not only to the disabled, but also to technology junkies!

Witty? Definnitely! Kudos to Scott Adams.