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2023 Author: Oswald Adamson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-11-27 12:13

Scraps of notes, caps from flash drives, three cups with rims and for some reason an enema … The order on the desktop (or the complete absence of it) can tell more than a suit, watch brand and even eyes. Eyes can tell lies, but the demotivator "Barack Obama in the Image of Gulchatay" is as truthful as the bottom of a glass.

A brand new monitor with default wallpaper, two or three necessary papers and no items for "serving". A mug is allowed. Clean. This is exactly how it is advised to keep the HR's desktop. It's another matter if you are a big boss. Here you can roam. A gilded writing instrument, a paperweight in the shape of someone gathering to peck an eagle, a souvenir chess set with wine glasses - in general, all sorts of attributes of power. This is how it should be. Now let's walk through a regular office. Photos of someone's kids, the glamorous vampire Robert Pattinson, the filing of the magazine "My Fair Cottage", the pencil case "Hello Kitty", the squirrel's paw, an installation of wires, rulers and paper clips, a football cup, naked Monica Bellucci. Does anyone make you clean up the mess? That's the beauty of not. And in some Western companies, new employees are even allocated additional funds,so that they can decorate their desk - show their individuality …

SUCH ORDERS

Chaos on the desktop does not mean that its owner is a disorganized or lazy person. Often, among the rubble, the most real hard workers are sitting - a kind of workhorse who has no time to think about beauty. Loafers, on the other hand, create the appearance of order - they hide unwashed dishes and put all the papers in one pile, without even taking them apart. Business is conducted, as a rule, in the same way - superficially, or activity is only imitated.

In addition, the attitude towards order and disorder depends on the type of personality, temperament and even the way information is perceived. For example, people with a creative or abstract style of thinking are often so deeply immersed in the world of ideas that they forget about themselves and their workplace. Whereas practical-minded individuals simply cannot sit in the middle of the "trash heap" - for them the ideal order on the table is inextricably linked with the same order in business.

A bad sign is garbage and crumpled pieces of paper. This means that a person is under severe stress and drowning under the burden of responsibilities.

“In general, the feeling of cleanliness is formed in early childhood, at the age of four,” recalls psychologist Zlata Gorokhova. “If a child was not taught hygiene skills before this age, then general slovenliness will become an integral companion. As adults, such people really do not notice the mess and dirt, and if they do, it does not cause discomfort to them. Another reason lies in the protest type of behavior. This is a kind of challenge to the "correct" way of life and unwillingness to obey the general rules. Another reason is associated with an unconscious desire to isolate oneself from the outside world through the creation of a barrier to the emotion of disgust. It hides a great fear of emotional closeness with other people."

ARTIFACT

Designer souvenirs, art reproductions instead of photographs of a family and kittens, completely incomprehensible artifacts give out an artistic, non-standard thinking nature. Such people are irreplaceable when you need to brainstorm, come up with a move, draw attention to the project, but they wither from monotonous work. As for the "practitioners", then for them the ideal work, which gives an obvious, tangible result.

“An addiction to all sorts of curiosities testifies to a strong introversion component,” says psychologist Ekaterina Domogatskaya. - An introvert will never buy or decorate a “personal” space with a thing that millions have. Prestigious, fashionable accessories, on the other hand, speak of extroversion. With their help, the need for rapprochement with the environment desired by the reference group is realized. According to the principle “I write with a parker, like most wealthy people who appreciate the classics”.

I LOVE MY JOB…

Inspirational rhymes, slogans, screensavers, postcards and posters. Or demotivators: "Work is not a wolf, not a fox, not a bear", "Hurray, bastard." The latter can be a simple tribute to fashion, talk about the desire to seem "like your own in the board." Other things are more alarming -? Nobody could, be the first? or "Think with your brains." Immediately the thought creeps in that the colleague is either a toady or generally “inadequate”.

In fact, this is not entirely true - we are just dealing with a neurotic personality type. Of course, this is not the easiest case, but not necessarily the most difficult. The neurotic is different from the neurotic. According to Karen Horney's typology, people of this kind use one of three strategies: humility, "retirement" and invasion. The first two options have nothing to fear - neurotics avoiding reality themselves fenced off from the outside world, doze out communication with people, prefer not to stick their heads out. With the help of a motivator, they persuade themselves - they have to work, everything will be fine. They are excellent performers, neat and pedant.

It is worse if you have to interact with a neurotic invader. He is guided by neurotic pride, which develops into self-idealization, a rigid system of prescriptions - the tyrannical "must" and "must not." In communicating with the "right" colleague, you have to build clear psychological boundaries, otherwise he will try to climb into your territory and start leading what good.

Flowers on the table

Scientists at the University of Exeter have found that revitalizing a perfectly sterile work environment with plants increases productivity by 15%. The experiment was carried out in the UK and the Netherlands in offices with about 550 employees. An interior with indoor plants increases the concentration of workers and influences their satisfaction.

CATS, FLOWERS

Or dogs. And also a plant in a pot, crafts, children's drawings, dolls. This person loves to create a positive atmosphere around him, to give joy to others, does not tolerate loneliness and boredom. This is a typical extrovert: work is the second home, colleagues are friends and enemies. He (more often, of course, she) and outside the office continues to chew on the details: who said what, what he answered, and what Masha came in, who has an office romance with whom. The career of a party-goer is of little interest (it is enough not to fly out), much more - the relationship in the organization, because this is how he satisfies the need for socialization.

The HR people call this type of motivation patriotic - in the sense that he is a mountain for his own office. It is noticed that “patriots” are effective in social work, for example, when organizing corporate events, and sometimes they try to use them as an informal source of information. Although this, of course, does not mean that everyone who hung up the calendar with kittens knocks.

Typification in general is a conditional thing. But if someone arranged a photo exhibition or organized a tropical corner on his desk, then, most likely, we are talking about a subconscious protest: “Do you think that I am an inexperienced specialist? However, I have long been established as a dog breeder (traveler, florist, craftsman)."

MOTHER FATHER ME

Photos of children, husband, wife and parents are attributes of a sentimental person, prone to self-digging and even self-criticism. Such people are brought up in the traditional spirit - duty, conscience, family values. They are very responsible employees who would rather double-check everything a hundred times than make a mistake. Some of them hang around in problems for a long time, sometimes making decisions is difficult. The faces of relatives help to overcome troubles, but a large number of pictures speaks of a subconscious hope for outside help.

WALLPAPERS ON DESKTOP

Sunset. Sunset is a romantic and a bit sad picture, the choice of the disappointed "young Werther". Such a character devotes time to dreams, makes plans, but almost never realizes them. If that's your case, shake it up. Take at least the first step to your plan and change the screensaver.

Scenery. Pictures of nature are loved by introverts who lack space. It is also an unconscious way to deal with agoraphobia - fear of the crowd. You can't get off with a picture here. Walk a lot. Make long outings - this way you will replenish the reserves of energy that the city is draining.

Self-portrait. Capturing yourself on the monitor means trying to declare yourself, your beauty, importance … and a small mind. This is how others “read” self-portraits. Someone, of course, will guess that the self-lover simply has a problem with self-esteem - overestimated, underestimated, but, in general, unstable.

City. And here is a real urbanist, a fan of high-tech, gadgets, robots and nanotechnology. Such people are coldish, calculating, rational and rather tough. Excellent qualities for a careerist if emotional intelligence is okay.

Undersea world. Water represents the unconscious realm and hidden emotions. The one who puts the "water" pictures is tuned in to contact with his inner world. “Go with the flow” means trusting your destiny. Such people can be outwardly passive, but at the same time unexpected changes can occur in their lives, which they are ready to accept faster than others. People with a more active position sometimes find it more difficult to perceive changes and refuse the optimal, as it turns out later, solutions.