Hacks related to the office environment.
Hacks related to the office environment.
See also office-supplies and home
Questions tagged [office]
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How to stop static shocks on the office?
Here in the office we suffer a lot with static shocks, all day long when people touch each other, open a door or grab a coffee. It's really a pain.
This is what the office looks like:
We have A/C on. Air humidity ranges between 40% to 50%. Outside…
Lucas Bustamante
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How to make your desk at work less reflective?
For about a year I have the following problem at work:
My desk at work is very white and very reflective. There is no curtain. I cannot move the desk or paint it. Other spots are taken.
I thought about covering the desk with a large collection of…
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How can I keep an awning window open?
My office has a metal-framed awning window (i.e. a casement hinged at the top). To stop it closing under its own weight, it has an arm either side, the other end of which slides along a vertical track. (This also limits how far the window can be…
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How do I take apart this LED magnifying glass?
It runs on two AA batteries and the switch is dirty so the LEDs flicker. It has no identifying/manufacturer marks anywhere...including inside the battery compartment. I'm loath to pry it apart lest I ruin it
Steve Wellens
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How to waken myself when sleepy without causing much distraction to other employees?
This question specifically ask about the afternoon energy slump, I am curious on what things can I do in order to waken myself up without causing much distraction to other employees in my office? There are times that I really feel sleepy specially…
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How to flatten a wavy plastik desk pad?
I have a "plastic" desk pad that has been lying on a shelf for a few years. It was rolled up and the roll has flattened over time from its own weight. Now the pad is "wavy" and no longer lying flat:
How can I get the desk pad to lie flat…
user36161
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How to get out of a tag-back scenario
not 100% sure this is on-topic, if not I apologize...
My workplace organizes a summer weekly Friday happy hour, and whoever gets to organize it picks the person to organize it next.
My friend and I have gotten into this pattern of each picking the…
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