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modern office open-plan office shared office traditional office
Discuss the questions.
Are you the kind of person who likes a tidy place to work? Do the questionnaire about offices.
How tidy are you?
Which describes you best - A, B or C?
1. Your friend phones to say that she is coming to visit in five minutes. Do you ...
a. wait for her to arrive - there is nothing you need to do?
b. tidy one or two things and relax?
c. panic - you need more than five minutes to tidy up?
2. You receive an important letter. You read it. What do you do next?
a. File it immediately.
b. File it later.
c. Put it under all the other papers.
3. A colleague asks to use your office to speak to an important client. Do you ...
a. agree - but ask your colleague not to move anything on your desk?
b. agree - but ask your colleague to wait for a moment while you tidy?
c. say no - the office is too untidy?
4. You need to find a document. How long does it take?
a. Five minutes - you have a lot of files and you need to remember where it is.
b. One minute - you don't have many files, so you find things quickly.
c. Fifteen muinutes - you know it's on your desk ... somewhere!
My Notes
1. What kind of desk do you work at? Is it similar to any of the pictures above?
2. Which of the offices would you like to work in? Why?
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