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Choosing the Right Office Desks

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beautiful black walnut office desk with modern looking chairWhen you work in an office, your home base is your desk. This is where you make deals, create products, provide services, or whatever it is that you do is done. Office desks not only provide the foundation for your work area, but they also create a certain aesthetic for your office. If you have an open workspace for your employees, office desks set the tone for the atmosphere in your space, not to mention give your clients a sense of the type of company you are (if you bring clients into the office). So when you are deciding what type of desks you want for your company, you have a couple of things to consider. At Indoff Commercial Interiors, we have some tips to start off your search for the perfect office desks to suit your needs and aesthetic.

What Will Your Employees Be Doing On Those Office Desks?

It seems like an obvious question, but you’d be surprised how many employers don’t ask themselves this question.

Do they need a simple computer station?

Simple computer desks are ideal for industries whose work is exclusively on computers. This means that your employees will not be meeting clients, or your already have a room set aside for such meetings. These office desks provide space for necessary computing equipment and little else.

Do Your Employees Provide a Face to Face Service?

If your employees provide a face to face service, or meet with clients often, they probably need more room in order to be able to see their client and their computer at the same time. Larger desks can provide room to write, take notes, or keep important papers at hand when you need them.

Do your employees engage in creative design?

A worktable space would be more ideal than your standard computer office desk. These larger tables can accommodate computers, design space, and more. They are also typically higher in case your employee needs to be going back and forth between tables.

Other Things to Consider

How much room does their equipment need? Do they have personal printers you need to accommodate? These are all questions you need to ask yourself before committing to a certain style of office desk. In addition, you also want to consider options like standing desks to keep your employees happy and healthy. By promoting employee welfare, you will benefit from happier employees and higher productivity in turn.

Find the Office Desks You Need with Indoff Commercial Interiors

At Indoff Commercial Interiors, we specialize in providing quality office furniture for the El Paso area. We pride ourselves in keeping a variety of styles and materials so you can find exactly what you want to match your company’s goals and aesthetic. From office desks to office cubicles, your office will never look better with our help. Find out more about our services- contact us today!

What is Better: Office Cubicles or an Open Workspace?

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office staff working in their office cubiclesWhether you are a new startup or just moving to a new building it can be a challenge to look out at all that open space and decide what to do with it. The main question at hand will be how to divide the space. You can choose office cubicles or an open workspace. What you decide will ultimately depend on your work culture.

The History of Office Cubicles

In 1960 Herman Miller created a study to examine furniture in the workplace. The study employed behaviorists, mathematicians, and anthropologists. He wanted to know how people worked, how information traveled, and how the layout of the office affected performance. At the time, the common trend for office workspace was an open plan with rows of uniform desks offering no privacy. The study showed that this layout actually interrupted the flow of communication. Robert Propst, who ran the study, found that employees were also suffering from sitting from long periods of time.

Herman Miller designed office furniture to combat these problems. However, the assembly was difficult and employees struggled to construct the workspaces. They then created what we know as office cubicles to maximize the efficiency of small areas.

Maximize Efficiency in the Workplace

Multiple other studies have been conducted throughout the years to find the optimal work environment. “Cube farms” are often noted in a bad light in multiple comic strips depicting life in the workplace. However, there are benefits to be found in both open workspaces and rooms divided by office cubicles. It is actual quite possible to increase productivity and foster open communication by changing the layout of the office.

Office cubicles are great for creating privacy for employees. There are also options that offer segregated space with an open feel. An open space can foster more communication and collaboration. Giving employees the option to sit, stand, and walk around will also create a more relaxed workspace that can lead to higher workplace contentment.

Your Company Culture

When it comes to choosing cubicles or opting for an open workspace, you want to access your corporate culture. Do your employees require a lot of dedicated focus? Do you need a constant abundance of new ideas? Knowing what your employees need will help you decide between the two options.

Contact Kim Gregory Today

The great part about working with Kim Gregory of Indoff Commercial Interiors is the fact that she will help you decide which is best for your company. You can communicate your vision and ideas and she will help those thoughts materialize. She will get you from a drawn sheet of paper to cubicles and office furniture delivered and assembled. Give her a call today to find out more.