If you are fortunate enough during this economic slump to be working for a company that is still able to grow and expand, then sooner or later you may find yourself in the middle of an office move. Maybe the company is simply changing up the layout of an existing building or headquarters, putting in or taking down walls and dividers, constructing new offices, or changing the general workspace layout. Or perhaps the company is only replacing old office furniture with some new, more modern looking pieces. Whatever the case may be, you can be certain that every person involved will need to at the very least unplug their computers, pack up their desktop items (including papers, files, and other sensitive information that doesn’t need to get lost) and undertake a variety of other tasks to prepare for the transition. The following tips will help make this as painless as possible for everyone.
1) Label everything! Before you unplug the first cord, go ahead and get some masking tape or other labels that won’t come off easy and put your mark or initials on each and everything that comes from your equipment or desk. You will need to label your laptop or Mac or PC tower, your monitors, cables, external storage devices, desk fans, pen holder cup, file stacker, and filing cabinet so that, during the move (even if it will only be a few feet away) no one will permanently misplace your items. This may seem like common sense, but many people omit this crucial step and live to regret it.
2) Clean, clean, clean. That’s right: you work hard every day. There is little time to do something as routine as taking some appropriate cleaning supplies and giving your desk a thorough once over. Doing this now will keep your desk nice and clean for some time to come, and could even become a healthy habit for those who are unaccustomed to doing so. Cleaning out drawers that may have accumulated old bits and pieces of small garbage is a good way to make a fresh start in anticipation of your new workspace.
3) Do not lift heavy items by yourself, no matter how tempted you may be to do so! That is for the movers who are professionally trained.
With these tips in mind, moving day will be easier than you might have thought.
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