Computer Cleaning Week: Clean Your Desk!

August 21st, 2007 • Related • Filed Under

I just read a scary statistic:

71% of office workers believe their dirty workspace is making them ill and ‘hot desking’ is a major culprit for spreading bugs throughout the office. What’s more, 80% admitted that they share they’re workstations, including computer and phone with at least one other colleague, spreading germs further.

I have to admit I’ve never considered how many germs are breeding on my mobile phone or computer.  I’m thinking now about how many times I’ve sneezed and coughed on my phone….

Luckily 17th-22nd is Computer Cleaning Week and I’m definitely going to get my house in order then.  It’s probably going to take that long to clean my work area!

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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  1. #1

    Comment by horisly on 21 August 2007:

    you can consider the “5S” theory

  2. #2

    Comment by jammy on 21 August 2007:

    It’s very important to keep the computer absolutely clean and virus free. As germs in the house can cause us damage the same way the viruses in the comp can damage our data.

  3. #3

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  4. #4

    Comment by Luke on 21 August 2007:

    Those statistics are pretty damn scary. Although mind you are 97.278% of statistics are made up after all.

    XD

  5. #5

    Comment by Michael Repplinger on 21 August 2007:

    lack of computer hygiene… reminds me of a hilarious comic on xkcd.
    (don’t know if I’m allowed to deeplink to them here, so: go to xkcd -> archive -> search for comic #237 “Keyboards are Disgusting”).

  6. #6

    Comment by Angie on 22 August 2007:

    All statistics aside, have you ever stoipped to think how many office workers are sitting in their cubicles secretly picking their noses over their keyborads, and then answering the phone, not washing hands….and so on. *shudder*

  7. #7

    Comment by Everton on 22 August 2007:

    @Angie

    One thing that I find really disgusting in offices is seeing how many people don’t wash their hands in the loo, or just use water and no soap - do they expect the germs to just fall off their hands somehow?

    To make it worse, they’ll then go and buy a sandwich for lunch, again without washing their hands…..

  8. #8

    Comment by Nirmal on 22 August 2007:

    I cleaned up my computer and desk last week. It was becoming a mess. :D

  9. #9

    Comment by NLP Master on 3 September 2007:

    Don’t just worry about the germs and physical dirt! There’s something more insiduous: EMF. This can wreak havoc from the inside out.

    If you haven’t, grab an antiEMF device such as those sold at toolsforwellness.com

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