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Post by midjd on Sept 6, 2017 14:11:28 GMT -5
My employer is moving to another building when our lease is up at the end of this year, and I'm probably moving to yet another building (for my new job) sooner than that, so I've been decluttering my office. I've definitely been violating the "don't keep more than you can carry out with you" rule. It's amazing the amount of random stuff you accumulate over 8 years... my favorites so far: - A pink high-heeled shoe tape dispenser - A box of Alamo Crackers (animal crackers) from my BFF in Texas - A Little Mermaid Mr. Potato Head - A 6" chocolate shoe my ex-boss brought me from Eastern Europe - A flyer for a frog jumping contest at my hometown 4H fair People here may not know me well, but they at least know I like shoes and childish things. So what's in your office?
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Post by hoops902 on Sept 6, 2017 14:13:48 GMT -5
I have a water bottle and a picture of my kid. That's it besides the typical "office stuff" that belongs to my employer.
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Post by ners on Sept 6, 2017 14:20:33 GMT -5
Multiple stress balls.
Photo's of my niece and nephews.
Picture of my favorite baseball stadium
A Red Swingline Stapler and A Green Swingline Stapler.
Cheap clock radio
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Post by thyme4change on Sept 6, 2017 14:40:19 GMT -5
My husband takes all kinds of crap to his office. It looks like a toy museum. I am afraid his co workers are going to think he is mentally ill. But, at least that crap is out of my house.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 14:49:23 GMT -5
Really old pictures of my kids and horses (except for the calendar my SIL scraps for me every year, those are up to date!). I have 4 additional calendars, one for each school, one for boy scouts and one for cub scouts, a bunch of framed certifications and certificates of appreciation that I never even bothered to hang up and a dozen or so egg cartons that I keep forgetting to take home. That's about it.
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Post by wvugurl26 on Sept 6, 2017 14:57:07 GMT -5
A bunch of magnets decorating my cabinets, 20 dry erase markers, snacks, containers for snacks to keep the mice away, plastic silverware, laptop case, hair brush, straws, lint brush, lotion, contact solution, pens, Advil, ear buds, cheap tiara, nail file and hand sanitizer. I think that's all that is mine.
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Post by kittensaver on Sept 6, 2017 14:59:44 GMT -5
Two plants assorted mugs (I just can't seem to make do with one) a small pink flying pig wearing sunglasses and the inscription "dwell in possibility" (sitting on my desk) a small Buddha lion (also on my desk) two frames photos of DH, one with our ginger kitty when he was tiny some framed artwork I brought in a bulletin board I brought in a 2017 calendar from The Butchart Gardens (my second favorite place on earth, Maui is first) a small reproduction Majorca pitcher I use to water my plants and occasionally as a flower vase
I could be packed up in half an hour if need be. Hopefully no need for a few years yet.
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Post by flamingo on Sept 6, 2017 15:01:08 GMT -5
Diplomas A couple pictures decorating my wall A bunch of family photos scatter around (on my desk, bookshelf, filing cabinet, window sill) some office supplies on my desk (pen holders, paperclip holder, candy dish) a few lamps 2 plants mini-fridge a cabinet full of food a drawer of shoes Yep, I moved right in when I started here back in January
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Post by Chocolate Lover on Sept 6, 2017 15:03:13 GMT -5
Hmmm... my office is a self contained section in a larger building. I'm the only one here all day. How do I count the kitchen cabinet full of books I haven't read yet?* Is it one thing or a zillion small ones?
*Mom would bring me piles from the thrift store for a while, I don't even know if I want to read them all but they're out of my house now.
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Post by chiver78 on Sept 6, 2017 15:14:33 GMT -5
I had a lot of stuff when I cleared out from my last job. 14 years is a long time to accumulate crap! at this current place, I've got a pair of headphones that I use while there's still other people here. there's also a few non-perishable food items in one drawer. I've slowly been not bringing mugs and such back as I bring them home to run through the dishwasher. that's about it here.
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Post by Waffle on Sept 6, 2017 15:15:02 GMT -5
I have one drawer with nothing but Christmas decorations in it. Laptop bag respected Tea Party members, sugar, straws, snacks, containers for snacks, toothpaste toothbrush assorted OTC medicines (just in case) combs - I really don't know why I have more than one comb in the drawer lipstick lotion stressball A lighted sign that advertises one of the products our company makes - I bought it at an auction and hung it on my office wall. My employee of the year plaque - if they ever escort me out of here, I won't care about taking that!
ETA: I do not have respected Tea Party members in my drawer!! Darn auto correct.
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Post by midjd on Sept 6, 2017 15:16:16 GMT -5
I love the auto-censor I assume you meant the little bags that tea comes in.
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Post by Waffle on Sept 6, 2017 15:19:22 GMT -5
I love the auto-censor I assume you meant the little bags that tea comes in. LOL. Yes, you are correct.
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Post by NoNamePerson on Sept 6, 2017 15:29:34 GMT -5
I must be the odd ball here. I never had one personal item in my office. I figured if I woke up one day and decided to quit I wouldn't have to retrieve anything.
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Post by The Walk of the Penguin Mich on Sept 6, 2017 15:34:52 GMT -5
When I cleaned out my desk at work after my nightmare, I found a box of GS thin mints that I had bought about 6 years earlier. I also had my trolls....Harry and Harriet, and a dozen giant microbes that one of the biological companies semt me for buying supplies from them. www.giantmicrobes.com/us/main/diseases
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Post by swamp on Sept 6, 2017 15:36:08 GMT -5
OMG. So much
The weirdest thing is is a metal tee ball bat that was evidence in a trial I did as a prosecutor. It still has the evidence tag on it
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 6, 2017 15:43:43 GMT -5
I have one drawer with nothing but Christmas decorations in it. Laptop bag respected Tea Party members, sugar, straws, snacks, containers for snacks, toothpaste toothbrush assorted OTC medicines (just in case) combs - I really don't know why I have more than one comb in the drawer lipstick lotion stressball A lighted sign that advertises one of the products our company makes - I bought it at an auction and hung it on my office wall. My employee of the year plaque - if they ever escort me out of here, I won't care about taking that!
ETA: I do not have respected Tea Party members in my drawer!! Darn auto correct. LMAO! Why is tea bags a no-no word?
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Post by MJ2.0 on Sept 6, 2017 15:43:58 GMT -5
teabag
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Post by emma1420 on Sept 6, 2017 16:02:40 GMT -5
I've got a ton of stuff But, most of it are photos, posters, and pictures on the walls. I've also got a huge office, and I've worked for the organization for more than a decade (although I've only been in my current office about 4 years). If they fire me i'm going to need half a day to clear out all my crap!
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 6, 2017 16:05:01 GMT -5
Nothing but loads of papers and books... been meaning to get some art work....pics....plants....but so far nothing...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 16:12:28 GMT -5
What don't I have in my office? I have valances, a mini-fridge, snacks, a blanket, printer I (mine, not the school's), board games, a place setting of dishes and flatware, bandaids, kleenexes, a marble apple, magazines, books, a cd player . . . The list goes on and on and on. All of this is personal property. There are people with desks, comfy chairs, sofas, microwaves, etc.
We are expected to make our rooms "inviting." It usually takes at least one pick-up load when someone leaves.
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Post by Anne_in_VA on Sept 6, 2017 16:16:03 GMT -5
Tons of things I've accumulated over the 10 years I've worked there. Quite a few are unique items I've gotten from conference vendor fairs or were sent by vendors. When I retire, I'll make sure to either pass them along to someone else or throw them away. I'm not taking that stuff home!
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Post by giramomma on Sept 6, 2017 16:49:23 GMT -5
Picture of DH and I on our wedding day Lots of my kid things -DS made a poem about himself in 6th grade which I love -DD1 made a poem based off of "Roses are Red" -The peanut's goals for preschool in 2015 (my favorite goal: to express herself appropriately) -Random kid artwork, my favorite being a polar bear wearing underwear the peanut painted..
Then I have other kid things from my old clients -Birthday card -Thank you note -A birdhouse a kiddo painted for me -Trinkets from travels from other kiddos
Assorted plastic silverware, food supplies, and a storeware mug to warm up my soup.
Somewhere packed away I also have a vintage R2D2 and a top of Dee Dee (the sister from Dexter's Laboratory)
I have a small pennant that we got at the bookstore of my current school that I wanted to hang up..
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Post by Happy prose on Sept 6, 2017 18:36:31 GMT -5
Sooo much stuff- coffee mugs, water bottle, peanutbutter, popcorn, 3lb dumbells. Exercise band, tee shirt, few pairs of heels, some little knick knacks people gave me, spare (old) ipad, many holiday decorations, greeting cards for when someone's birthday pops up, vases, can opener, all coffee fixins, a few sweaters, extra umbrellas, personal file folders for insurances, retirement accounts, etc., and my count diwn to retirement clock! I think today said 1948. That includes weekends and holidays though.
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Post by empress of self-improvement on Sept 6, 2017 20:48:43 GMT -5
A Harley-Davisdon coffee mug and a Donald Duck spoon. That's really about it. I just FINALLY got my own desk with drawers today now that the Grumpy Granola Giant is gone so I don't have to sit at his too-tall table. YAY!!! I generally just pack everything I own into my 14 year old LLBean messenger bag and lug it around.
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Post by tskeeter on Sept 6, 2017 21:54:12 GMT -5
My employer is moving to another building when our lease is up at the end of this year, and I'm probably moving to yet another building (for my new job) sooner than that, so I've been decluttering my office. I've definitely been violating the "don't keep more than you can carry out with you" rule. It's amazing the amount of random stuff you accumulate over 8 years... my favorites so far: - A pink high-heeled shoe tape dispenser - A box of Alamo Crackers (animal crackers) from my BFF in Texas - A Little Mermaid Mr. Potato Head - A 6" chocolate shoe my ex-boss brought me from Eastern Europe - A flyer for a frog jumping contest at my hometown 4H fair People here may not know me well, but they at least know I like shoes and childish things. So what's in your office? A TV, a recliner, a bookcase, and a desktop. I'm retired
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Post by tskeeter on Sept 6, 2017 22:02:39 GMT -5
My employer is moving to another building when our lease is up at the end of this year, and I'm probably moving to yet another building (for my new job) sooner than that, so I've been decluttering my office. I've definitely been violating the "don't keep more than you can carry out with you" rule. It's amazing the amount of random stuff you accumulate over 8 years... my favorites so far: - A pink high-heeled shoe tape dispenser - A box of Alamo Crackers (animal crackers) from my BFF in Texas - A Little Mermaid Mr. Potato Head - A 6" chocolate shoe my ex-boss brought me from Eastern Europe - A flyer for a frog jumping contest at my hometown 4H fair People here may not know me well, but they at least know I like shoes and childish things. So what's in your office? Or, in the winter office, a high speed quad, two gondolas, 16 Bombardiers, 47 snow guns, and a few other toys.
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Post by Sharon on Sept 6, 2017 22:05:04 GMT -5
After a few rounds of layoffs and a few "I hate this place" episodes I have greatly reduced what I have at work.
1. 1 box of kleenix 2. 1 Kleenix box with the top cut off that contains lotion, aspirin, tums, chapstick and dental floss.
I bring my lunch most days so I would just need to pick up those 2 boxes, my purse and my lunch pail and I would be outta there.
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Post by msventoux on Sept 6, 2017 22:15:56 GMT -5
I've been there over 10 years. I have a few snacks in one drawer and a spare phone charger. That's it for personal stuff. I have a travel mug for tea I take home every night.
I've never been fired or had to leave a job suddenly, but I've always been weird about taking personal stuff into work. If I'm fired or decide to suddenly quit, I just want to leave...just hand over my keys and go without worrying about packing up.
Same with my vehicle. Proof of insurance, registration, a charger, dog leash and some emergency supplies are all I keep in it. If it's stolen or totaled in an accident I'm out a vehicle and can worry about replacing it, not stress over the stuff in it.
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Post by Cookies Galore on Sept 7, 2017 9:56:32 GMT -5
Random pictures tacked on the wall Random cat things (mini beanbag toy, paper, nail art stickers) A plastic Easter egg with a mini Reece's cup in it that my niece covered in cats stickers A NKOTB lunch box Race medals Blerch stress squeezer Three mugs I haven't touched in years (I carry a travel mug daily) Glass water bottle Blanket Bulky cardigan Back massage pillow
I've been with my employer eight years and I've moved cubes six times. Stuff travels easy.
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