Desk Defense: A Creative Solution

I stopped co-workers from leaving their trash on my desk Many years ago I had a corner desk

near the door. Co-workers would regularly put their drinks on my desk on their way to

the restroom and pick them up on the way back. After asking them not to do that,

I put an extra wastebasket at the end of the desk started tossing their drinks in it.

They were often genuinely surprised to find no drink when they came back through.

I just apologized and told them that I didn’t know who left their trash on my desk but I

needed my desk space to work. They also bumped into my chair while cutting through

my work area. These things would happen multiple times a day and it was always the