Of Cluttered Desks

Oh, wow…Today is World Happiness Day . Because of the date being 08.08.08. So, here’s wishing everyone a Happy Happy Day, today and always.
I got an invitation to a ‘Happiness Party’ from a supplier, which, of course, I’m not going to. (As I said earlier , I dislike going to parties where you don’t know most of the people). But, that's no excuse for not ensuring that the day goes happily, today and in the coming days too! Till 09.09.09.

Thought for the day: If you speak the truth, you don’t have to remember what you said.

Tsk- the previous post was appearing twice,and,I deleted the one with one comment,and,now it shows only the one comment. And, I have no idea how to bring the deleted one back.Any ideas?
Are we really trying to move towards paperless offices? I certainly wouldn’t think so, looking at my experiences on my desk, in my office, in other people’s offices, et al.

Let’s begin with my desk and the surroundings. Being something of a ‘neatnik’, I find it tough to work peacefully if I see a clutter of papers of all sizes, right from A3 to A4 and even some A0 drawings, folded though they might be, lying on the desk and around it. So, every Thursday(And, if required, an additional hour on Tuesdays, too) one hour is kept aside for the tedious task of filing. (And, before you ask, I prefer to do my own filing- this way, I don’t have a secretary to blame if I can’t find something, and, usually, I do tend to find papers where I filed them. (As can others, if I am on vacation- I hope))

So, tell me, what do you believe in- A place for everything and everything in it’s place.’? And, even if you do believe in it, do you implement it or do you let your desk look like some burglars have just had a merry time throwing papers around, searching for something valuable? Or, like a ‘low intensity bomb’ just exploded on it?

Amongst workdesks I’ve seen, the worst have been in India, in some public sector offices. The ‘Babu’'s assistant sits on his chair, his ancient glasses sliding off his nose, and his face being visible only if you’re sitting directly opposite him. Because, on either side, he has files piled up- maybe a hundred of them. And, good Lord, not ordinary files. They are the files of the type handed down by the British Raj. Red coloured, with a ‘naada’ or a ribbon tied around them. Doesn’t matter if most of the files below the top ones look like they have been there since the day Mr. Babu joined service in the fifties. He still has to keep them on his desk.

Honestly speaking, I find the other extreme to also be silly. In my first company, the main rule, whenever the Big Bosses would be arriving for a visit, would be for everyone’s desk to be empty- no files, no papers…and, I’d ask the local guys’ does it mean that we want to show ‘no work’, also?.

I read an interesting suggestion in an article for papers found on the desk. It says’ Ask yourself’:

- What is it?

- Why do I have it?

- What am I going to do with it?

If you can't come up with a good answer, THROW IT AWAY!!!

I guess that’s the best suggestion I’ve come across- I mean, we know that’s what we ‘should’ do, but, for some reason, there’s a fear that the paper might be required the very next day.
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LOL- I just got a list of ‘ titles for future IT horror movies’, so, here’s the joke for the day, with the funniest titles:

- Jaadui Server (Magical Server)
- Shaitaani Script(Devilish Script)
- The Evil Manager- Part IV
- Jaag Utha Developer(The Developer Awakens)
- Manager Ki Cheekh(The Manager’s Scream)
- Manager Ki Kabar(Part II of Manager Ki Cheekh) (The Manager’s Tomb)
- The Manager Returns (Part III of Manager Ki Kabar)
-Appraisal Ki Pyaas (Hunger For Appraisal)
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Another joke:

There’s this young v*rgin farm boy who drives to the city, and finds a ‘nice lady’ who promises to teach him ALL! She takes him to her ‘pad’, undresses him, then herself, and lies down on the bed.
He crawls on top of her. "Okay,stick it in honey... all the way in... now pull it out... now put it back in... now pull it out ...
" "For goodness sake," says the boy, "will you make up your mind?"
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Happy Day to you!!