Monday..................

So it's Monday. The beginning of a brand new work week. Every single Monday begins the same at work. I come in, walk to my desk and see the mess that the weekend staff has left behind. They honestly have zero respect from anyones workspace and show absolutely no professionalism. I was venting about it and my Director over heard. She agreed 100% and suggested I talk to the office manager. Perhaps I need to leave signs indicating a place for each pile of charts or work left on my desk. I thought I took care of this by adding a couple of in baskets on my desk. But they seem to overlook them and just pile everything up in no perticular order. So i'm intending to have a conversation with my boss when the opportunity presents itself. If there is one thing I have learned about interacting with people, it's that some subject matter needs to be addressed gently. And you have to know how to talk to people. Everyone is different and everyone interperts things in their own way. What I say may be meant one way but taken another way. I am not angry, just aggitated and I do not want my aggitation to come off as if I am just complaining or trying to cause trouble. After all, I have only been there for less than 6 months. So I am still the new girl. I think that if I present my problem the right way that she will agree and work with me to come up with a solution. What I would like to do is to post a great big sign that reads something like this
RESPECT MY SPACE AS I RESPECT YOURS, IF YOU WOULD NOT WANT ME COMING INTO YOUR HOUSE KICKING OFF MY SHOES, THROWING A NEWSPAPER ON THE FLOOR AND LEAVING MY FOOD AND DRINK ON THE COFFEE TABLE, PLEASE DON'T DO THAT TO THE PLACE I CALL HOME MONDAY THRU FRIDAY FROM 8-4. HAVE SOME RESPECT!!!!However, something tells me that this would not be an effective way to solve this problem and some diplomacy is in order. haha
It's amazing that grown human beings have yet to learn the importance of RESPECT...................