Depressing News for Cube Dwellers
This really is sad. According to half of Americans, their cublicle is smaller than their home bathroom. Wow.
Mountains of unfiled paperwork. To-do lists from six months ago and Post-it(R) Notes that have lost their
stick. Do you ever wonder if there is any room left for you?According to a recent national survey sponsored by Fellowes Inc., an office supply company, Americans are feeling more cramped at work than ever before. Nearly 50 percent of full and part-time working adults that work in an office cubicle indicate that their bathroom is larger than their cubicle, and nearly a quarter say their closet (23 percent) or kitchen
pantry (23 percent) is bigger.On top of that, the average office space per person continues to decrease, dropping from 410 square feet per employee in 1997 to 355 square feet in 2001(1), making it increasingly difficult to stay organized. One in five survey respondents say their office cubicle makes them less organized. And messy cubicles affect more than the 59 percent of Americans who work in
a cubicle (2). In fact, the average desk worker has thirty-six hours of work on his or her desk and spends three hours per week sorting piles trying to find the project to work on next(3).While many people want to personalize their work area, limited spaces makes it a challenge. More than half of survey respondents say they would have to sacrifice personal items such as books, family photos and trinkets to make more room for work-related items.
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