This is the dirtiest place in the office
Since I have two children, after 476 dirty diapers and spit stains, I don't easily look up from something that is ‘dirty’. I don't find something dirty that quickly.
My life at home consists after all, of flying baby puddles and snot bubbles.
But once you know what the dirtiest place in the office is, well, you never look at your desk the same way again. Some even argue over this spot at the office… It’s not the restrooms. And it’s not your own desk either. No, it’s the kitchen. Research shows that at least 22 percent of the Dutch find the kitchen at work the dirtiest place. And we express that too: one in five admits to having been snappy with a colleague because of that dirtiness in the kitchen.
Three-quarters of people say they are annoyed by dirty dishes left on the counter. Just toss your coffee cup in that dishwasher, it’s not that complicated. Yet we don’t always do it. And when you eat, make sure to eat in that dirty kitchen. Additionally, fifteen percent are also bothered by colleagues eating at their desks. Smacking, crumbs, the smell of a box of kibbeling – no thanks.
The solution? Make agreements. What can quickly be considered ‘clean’ by one person, is for another still ‘a tremendous mess’. So agree on what needs to happen in that kitchen at work every day: only then can you solve these kinds of irritations. And that works so much better, right? Because – and I secretly find this interesting – we waste an average of six hours a week on irritations at work. Six hours. That’s practically one whole workday that you throw away on frustrations. That dirty coffee cup isn’t worth it, right? By the way, these are the 8 things we most often argue, bicker, and snap about with colleagues in the workplace:
Too high work pressure
1. Feeling undervalued
2. Seeing that others are not working at all
3. Managers suddenly wanting something different than they said
4. Not getting support from your boss
5. Colleagues interrupting you while you are just
6. getting into it Colleagues who tease and your heart races at signs along the road that say: 'Watch out for crossing penguins.' Sea lions on the beach, bizarre little birds, whales, and dolphins in abundance. And what about all those sheep? New Zealand has more sheep than people.
7. Having to do the work of others
8. Small Business
Source: Group of people in a meeting at the office
