Right across the world it is demonstrated how broken the workplace situation is being experienced; in essence as Gallup suggests in the article below:
Having been in over 60 offices myself; walking into these places I pick up the energy of the masses and often it is one of heaviness, and a feeling of being caged in. Primarily within the government and public buildings this has been a common denominator. Often surrounded with huge electro magnetic energy being pulled in by photocopiers and computers now the normal image of people eating at their desks staring into the pit of their monitors with no relationship to what they are eating.
The layout of the modern office is not conducive particularly to relate to anybody and the idea of hot desking affords even more a form of anonymity than ever before. The pattern of becoming indifferent to who sits next to you; the lack of a safe place to return to especially within the realm of social work and community workers who often are floating workers anyway when out in the community.
These were the observations I made that with lack of resources including desks people began to attack each other if there was nowhere to settle and work. In fact, within the public domain it was common to pay locums a lot of money but not provide them with the resources in which to do the job!
Within the private sector – wow – was there a difference especially in the larger corporations. Vodaphone for instance afforded a beautiful cafeteria with powerful seating and curvaceous designs in and around the office. The workers appeared happy but there is no comparison with how Google intends to treat their employees with grass verges, meadows to walk, swimming pools to flow with ideas and lots of fun and games to endure as a means of having a relaxed workforce relaxed enough to come with some of the greatest ideas for the corporation.
Most people are surrounded in offices with no good lighting, magnolia paint on the walls, carpets that electrify the hair and clothes, white or grey desks so everything has a Metal energy to it. Where I worked they did indulge in some amazing mural scenes of water, nature and earth and this added a huge dimension to the environment where people were not completely frozen out of nature itself.
Remember also if you intend to create your own office at home where more and more people are working these days give some consideration on how colour, orientation, living matter such as plants and aromas all impact upon your performance whilst working and relating to others. If you are interested in creating a positive environment in your own work place this may help you get started:
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