Your office; Did I just hear a collective sigh from the masses? How many times did you come in to work after the cleaning service was there only to find that, once again, your desk area wasn’t touched? Instead of getting in a huff and complaining to your boss, try these tips to get your desk organized and cleaned the next time they come in.

1. Put away, or at least stack neatly, papers onto a corner of the desk, or even better, put away in a drawer.

2. Scale down your personal items. We all do think your kids are the cutest in the world, but honestly having more than 3 pictures becomes redundant, not to mention making for a very cluttered desk.

3. Knick knacks, you know you have them, we all do. Here again, keep a limit on these items in your office, this is a place of business, not your living room!

4. Always put away important paperwork!

5. Put away the wide assortment of pencils and pens, and other items scattered across your desk.

6. Make sure you are ringing the trash can when disposing of items. If your not, move the trash can!

7. Keep a bottle of disinfectant handy. Wipe the phone receiver, key pad, keyboard, mouse and other frequently touched items frequently.

Most cleaning company’s have guidelines concerning cleaning of paper cluttered desk tops, and that is to not touch the papers. If not a glimpse of the desk top can be seen, guess what, there is nothing the cleaning company can do with it! If you follow the steps above, and your desk top still isn’t being cleaned, by all means, get in huff!

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