By David Smith
Did you know that a typical office keyboard can contain as many as 7,500 bacteria at any given moment? Or that viruses like the flu can linger on office desks or computers for 24 hours or more?
These frightening statistics reveal just how filthy an office environment can get if it is not cleaned regularly. Aside from the general unpleasantness of occupying a dirty building for several hours a day, this can also have a negative impact on workplace productivity for numerous reasons. For one, you will find it harder to motivate yourself to work your best when you are confronted with a filthy office every morning.
Also, companies lose a seismic amount of time and revenue because of unclean office environments. Think about the last time you needed to find an important document – did you know instantly where it would be found or did you need to sift through piles of cluttered papers just to track it down? The more time you spend on searching for paperwork, the more this impacts on the ability to get through your daily tasks.
It can often be the case that taking a little time each week to devote to a certain task, such as cleaning, will prove to be economical in the long run as it will prevent the need to set aside a full day for the task that must be completed. Even if it’s only 15-30 minutes at the end of a working week, set aside some bit of time to execute ongoing cleans so that all your ducks will be in a row for the following week and you won’t squander valuable time on needless duties.
This infographic from Cleaning Services Group explains how keeping your workplace clean will reap its rewards in the form of greater productivity.
David Smith is the owner of Cleaning Services Group, a provider of quality domestic and commercial cleaning services.
