Your Monitor Direction

Isn’t it incredible; how the placement of your computer monitor can define how you really feel at your desk or in your small grey”cube”? I have seen it over and over again that some people’s whole attitude at work can be defined on where the monitor is placed.

Let’s talk about the placement in cubicles first. Again, I am only speaking of my observations at my past employers. I remember at my last employer that the Customer Service Department had their own set of rules and regulations. One of the rules was just exactly where an employee could place his or her computer monitor. Since most of the cubicles there were in the “L” shape on the inside, the monitor was to be placed in the corner of the “L”. This was to allow the Customer Service manager and General manger to walk by the cubicle and let them see what was going on in the cubicle or on the computer. It was not enough to have the latest computer IT technology to track what was on the computer at all times, they had to be able to physically see it. Sort of like “double jeopardy”. But you wouldn’t believe it, some of the customer service reps had it all figured out. What they did, even surprised me. They mounted 12 inch square mirrors on the upper backside of their monitors so that they could see who was around the corner of their cubicle before they entered. But this also led me to believe that they were surfing the internet as well. Which is something we all have done at one time or another on the companies “dime” or time.

Now for the placement of the monitor on the desk. You either have an office or sit at a desk in a large room. If you have an office, you sit facing the door so that no one can see what you are typing or surfing on. To me this would;d be the best case scenario. A little privacy is what we all want at work or on the job. But if you sit at a desk in a large room filled with other employees and their desk, the best option you have is to obtain a desk that faces to others. So that your monitor is hidden from view from all the employees that pass by throughout the work day.

Just remember, no matter what you are doing on your computer during work time is most likely being monitored by the IT Department. SO be careful and use your full discretion when online. Good luck and Happy Surfing.