Do you have a lot of personal stuff at work?

Generally not, but at one job I once had a small aquarium with 22 baby fish. This was a temporary arrangement as my most prolific mama fish had given birth to more than 200 little ones in one day and we didn't have tanks big enough for all of them, so as a few coworkers were interested in adopting a few, we shared. That work place was trying to be progressive for a short time, so we took full advantage of it, lol. Actually they bought lovely plants in for everyone's cubicle and hired a gardener to come in and look after them. As I say, for a while. It was nice while it lasted. The worse case of abuse of personal stuff in a workplace was when I job-shared with a secretary at one place and she left all of her filthy stuff all over the desk and floor and bookshelves, and I am a neat-nik and like the desktop clean and open. The worst thing, though, was that she filed backwards! Whenever the boss called for a client file, if the customer's name started with A, I would have to look in Z! She had all of her kid's pictures neatly framed on the wall, which was OK, but then clients would come in and Oooh and Aaah and say "Are those your children?' Pfffft!

no i can't sat so much. i keep some creams at my purse but not at the desk.its my permanent job and still i don't bring much.i have kept a pack of biscuit also.

Hi wondericequeen when I was working I had some pictures on my desk and a couple of personal things. I also had hand cream because Im constantly putting it on.LOL But thats about it. I had too much paper work filling my desk.LOL

i don't usually bring my personal stuff to work so i can draw the line between my personal and professional life. that helps a lot in my relaxation when i am at home. i do nto even bring work at home , i live it in the office because that can be done during office hours.

I admit that when i worked for a company for 7 seven... i realized i had so many stuff there when i resigned... i had to like go back three times just to clear my table... so i learned my lesson well... i don't only take things that i really need in the office... like 1 mug, 1 small pillow, and alchohol... i never want to turn my table into my home extension again... I also refrain form putting any pictures on my table...

It sounds like your colleague who has maternity leave enjoys working in this company as she has so many personal stuff there:) In the past when I started to work here, I didn't bring any personal stuff at all, even if just a cup. At that time I bought a bottle drink and I used it as my cup. I did so as I wasn't sure whether I liked working here. If I found I didn't like working there later, why I had to bring so many stuff there and later bring them back to home? After a few months, my personal stuff got a little bit. Right now I have my family photo and some personal stuff there. That means to say that I am still going to work here:)

she has stuffed animals in her desk?? what does she do with it in the office?? i have a lot of personal stuffs at the office too. its because i'm a stay-in. which means, i stay at the office during weekdays and go home every weekends. i stay in the office with a lot of my officemates who live so far that its not practical to go home everyday. but anyhow, aside from the personal stuff because of being a stay-in, i only have a few personal stuffs in my desk. i got my toothbrush and toothpaste, newspaper cut-outs of Batista, The Rock, Superman and Rafael Nadal LOL, computer print outs of song lyrics and other things, a small box with key chains given to me by officemates and some used stamps that i collect from letters sent to our office, and a USB cable for my pda. ^__^;;

Hello wondericequeen, I don't have a lot of personal stuff at work. I am not really interested to put stuffed animals, personal photos, mini flower pots or whatsoever. I just have my mug, a small alarm clock (for what?) and a hand lotion on my table. The rest belongs to the company..He He He.

I never had a desk that I didn't have to share with someone on the next shift and I worked in a prison, so personal stuff was against the rules for our own personal safety except some skin lotion because it was very dry there. We had to keep that in a locked drawer so no one could squirt it in our eyes. Then only use it when the inmates were back in their bunks. So, what personal stuff? If I ever get an office where I can have personal stuff, food and plants will be there. Take care

I never brought a lot of personal stuff to work. Usually just a few pictures of my husband and family. And a calendar. But I can understand why people might. I used to work in a company where I had a cubicle, and I spent the greater part of my day sitting there. It would be depressing to look at the bare gray walls of the cube all day. So lots of people personalized it. They didn't necessarily bring everything at once, but accumulate it gradually over time.

I have all of my personal stuff at home. I am a stay at home mom so all of my personal stuff is at my work lol. Someimes I think being a stay at home mom is harder than actually haveing a full time job as I have done both so I know what both are like. I could never run a daycare I don't have that much patience for the things kids come up with.