What a Monday desk should look like

We clean six small offices around the Glassworks. The ones that still feel grim on Tuesday have the same habit: every mug has an owner, and nobody owns the cloth.

Agree a clear desk rule that is actually small. Laptop shut, one notebook, glassware back to the kitchen. We are not asking illustrators to file their references. We are asking the desk to have an edge again.

The kitchen is a rota, not a vibe. Bins the night before a clean, or we spend the visit being refuse collectors. Milk that has turned is not something we will decide about — pour it away before we arrive.

Tell us which rooms are off limits in writing. A kiln room, a sample cupboard, a founder’s office with paper on the floor that is not rubbish. We will not guess. Guessing is how contracts end.

If you want the place to feel looked-after rather than serviced, leave one decent hand soap and stop buying the neon one. It is a small thing. It is also the thing clients comment on.

Written by the crew, edited by Lewis Hart. Brightside is a fictional company; this is demo copy from the original theme.