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Does your desk look like Obama’s or McCain’s?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Recently, the AJC ran a story about the offices of the presidential candidates, which featured a photo gallery giving viewers a sneak peek into the kind of work personality Barack Obama and John McCain have. Of course, the comparison is a bit unfair, since McCain has been in Congress for over 25 years while Obama is a junior senator who has only been in office since 2005. So it’s to be expected that McCain’s office would display years of accumulated mementos while Obama’s office still has that new shine to it.
But as the article mentions, McCain’s office has a “comfy clutter” vibe to it while Obama’s workspace feels more like a “gallery of modern art”. While pundits will mull over whether or not this speaks to their leadership capabilities, what are your feelings about the organization of one’s office space? Are you turned off by co-workers who are messy and have papers scattered all around their desk? Does someone who obsesses over the precise order of their desk items leave you cold and creeped out?
Most importantly, putting aside your own personal organization preferences, do you think that being messy or tidy has any impact whatsoever on a person’s ability to peform their job well? Send us your office photos and let readers decide.
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