What are the rules about decorating your desk at work? View this SlideShare to learn 10 do's and don'ts to to keep in mind when choosing items to display in your office or cubicle. You'll be surprised at some of the real-life things people have in their workspaces!

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Rules When Decorating
Your Work Desk
Rules When Decorating
Your Work Desk
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Sighted in workspaces:
 “A pair of men’s
underwear”
 “A hair dryer”
 “A drawer full of clothes”
It’s not your bedroom.
Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 750 marketing and advertising executives in the U.S. and Canada

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 Get rid of those piles
of paper, food wrappers,
empty coffee cups and
dirty plates.
Don’t be “trash”y.

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Sighted in workspaces:
 “A jar of pickled
pigs’ feet”
 “A rotten orange”
It’s not your kitchen.
Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 750 marketing and advertising executives in the U.S. and Canada

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 Some photos, like the racy
one of your significant other
or that PDA shot, are best
kept private.
A picture is worth a
thousand words.

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Sighted in workspaces:
 “A live pig”
 “A large black rat”
 “Siamese fighting fish”
Pets may not
be allowed.

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 That campaign poster
doesn’t belong in the office.
Steer clear of politics.

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Sighted in workspaces:
 “So many paper dolls that
you can’t see anything else”
 “A rock collection”
 “Antique model cars”
People don’t need to know
you’re an avid collector.

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 Yes, coworkers can
see your wall
calendar and desktop
photo.
Pay attention
to details.

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Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 750 marketing and advertising executives in the U.S. and Canada
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Sighted in workspaces:
 “A stuffed pink gorilla”
 “A desk full of paper
airplanes”
Don’t toy around.

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Source: The Creative Group survey of more than 750 marketing and advertising executives in the U.S. and Canada
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Sighted in workspaces:
 “A mermaid sculpture”
 “A marble tombstone”
 “A bug-eating plant”
If you’re unsure,
leave it at home.

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