| There is nothing worse than going into work and finding | | | | of horizontal. Again, you double the storage space |
| out that the company is making some moves to save | | | | without ever taking up anymore actual floor space. |
| money and now people are going to be sharing | | | | The next area you are going to have to address is |
| offices. Now you have to have two of everything into | | | | your supplies. A trash can may seem like a small thing, |
| the space and what may have once been a nice | | | | but realize that a standard office trash can eats up |
| roomy office is cramped and horrible to work in. You | | | | about 2 sq. ft. of space. By using a common trash can, |
| are going to have to do something to make it more | | | | you have saved that much. So what, you have to get |
| livable. Getting a glass desk and consolidating are two | | | | up and do a trash run more often. Be the one that |
| things that should be at the top of your list. | | | | does it and you now have your reason to grab a quick |
| I can already see the question mark on your face | | | | smoke or get some fresh air as well. |
| about the glass desk, so let me explain. Most desks in | | | | What's next you ask? Fax machines, telephones, |
| offices are these metal or cheap wood monstrosities | | | | copiers and all other large equipment. Someone is |
| that nobody wants to look at. It is bad enough when | | | | going to have to give up their private fax number and |
| you have one of them in the office, let alone two. The | | | | share a machine. You may even want to ask the |
| space that they occupy is dead space because you | | | | boss about making a location outside of the cubicle or |
| can't see around them or through them. | | | | office where multiple people can receive their faxes |
| While the technical space that a glass desk takes up | | | | and make copies. This will alleviate a lot of dead space |
| may be the same as a wooden or metal one, the | | | | and keep things much more comfortable. |
| appearance will be anything but. Since you can see | | | | There isn't a person alive that wants to give up their |
| through it, the office will actually appear to be larger, | | | | space. It's ours after all and we shouldn't have to. Well |
| even though it has more stuff in it. | | | | times are tough and everyone is taking a hit. Giving up |
| Now this is not the only thing that you are going to | | | | a little space is better than losing your job. However, if |
| have to do. Storage will be a big concern. Maybe you | | | | you do it right, you may find that the inconvenience is |
| had one or two small filing cabinets and now you are | | | | not so bad and you may actually enjoy having |
| also going to have to have someone else's things as | | | | someone other than the picture of your dog or cat to |
| well. Think about going vertical with the storage instead | | | | talk to. |