Should
workers
personalize
their
desks
?
Many
companies
are
banning
personal
items
on
office
desks
,
but
it
might
not
be
good
for
workers
.
Employees
spend
a
lot
of
time
at
work
,
between
40
to
60
hours
per
week
.
So
,
it
is
not
unusual
for
them
to
want
to
their
space
by
bringing
a
plant
or
some
photos
of
their
families
to
work
.
But
some
employers
have
this
in
the
office
because
they
want
the
space
to
look
clean
and
impersonal
.
They
think
this
will
improve
because
you
have
only
things
that
you
need
at
your
desk
and
you
will
focus
more
on
your
job
.
One
British
company
,
Haddington
Knight
,
uses
science
to
improve
business
performance
.
They
spoke
to
workers
in
a
call
center
.
In
the
beginning
,
the
workers
could
put
anything
on
their
desks
;
six
years
later
,
they
could
not
even
bring
their
own
cups
or
even
use
paper
.
As
these
office
rules
became
,
employees'
job
satisfaction
levels
got
worse
.
"
In
my
first
couple
of
years
,
I
was
a
lot
more
energetic
and
productive
than
in
my
last
two
years
,
"
said
one
of
the
employees
,
"
I
was
feeling
better
about
my
work
when
they
?
management
?
weren't
so
.
?
Haddington
Knight
has
done
a
lot
of
research
into
office
personalization
.
They
say
that
workers
who
put
one
picture
or
a
plant
on
their
desk
are
15%
more
productive
than
those
who
don't
.
Employees
who
can
personalize
their
own
area
in
any
way
they
want
are
up
to
25%
more
productive
than
those
who
must
work
in
a
stricter
space
.
Having
our
own
personal
things
on
our
desk
makes
us
work
harder
because
we
feel
more
comfortable
,
relaxed
,
and
less
like
machines
.
And
when
we
are
happier
,
we
are
better
workers
.
So
,
if
there
is
a
lot
of
research
that
shows
we
are
more
productive
with
these
types
of
desks
,
then
why
don't
all
companies
let
their
workers
personalize
the
office
?
These
ideas
come
from
two
important
management
theories
that
became
popular
in
the
1990s
and
are
still
used
today
:
Six
Sigma
and
Lean
.
The
idea
is
that
you
have
everything
you
need
to
do
your
job
on
your
desk
.
So
if
something
is
not
needed
for
work
.
for
example
personal
pictures
or
plants
,
then
it
is
a
.
Many
managers
learn
that
this
is
the
best
way
to
work
in
an
office
,
but
Craig
Knight
,
a
psychologist
and
the
founding
director
Haddington
Knight
,
believes
it
does
not
work
.
He
says
managers
could
let
employees
in
one
department
personalize
their
desks
and
ask
the
workers
if
they
are
happier
or
more
productive
,
and
then
compare
the
results
with
other
departments
.
If
your
boss
cares
about
you
,
he
/
she
should
let
you
bring
a
book
,
a
photo
,
or
a
calendar
to
work
.
Let's
check
what
you
can
remember
!
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