This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager.
It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question. A reader writes:
I have a fairly low stakes question for you now, but I am feeling a bit stuck. I’ve recently been promoted (yay!) and I have moved into a new office. It’s looking very bare to me, so I’d like to decorate it, but as it’s my first time having my own office, I’m unsure what to do. Some of my colleagues have a few decorations, and some none at all, so I’m not looking for anything excessive, just one or two things to brighten up the place. And as there’s no locks on the doors, I’m not inclined to bring in anything expensive.
I’m a massive geek, so I’d like something leaning in that direction, but not so much that it’s a distraction (and I’ll be leaving my love of horror firmly at home, as I know not everyone wants such things in the workplace). Real plants are out due to allergies, and though I’m willing to consider fake plants, I’d like something a little unusual. I’m hoping your or your readers would have some suggestions for me, as I’m drawing a complete blank!
