Built In Breaks: The Answer to Office Boredom
posted on 11 June 2011 | posted in
Business and Finance
Although I now work in a classroom, with my day divided into 55 minute increments with built in breaks between each class period, I remember working in an office very well. The most agonizing part of working in an office, for me, was the lack of variety. I would sit at my desk and answer the phone for 8 hours a day. If I was lucky, I would conduct audits or other computer based work for fours consecutive hours, once a week. The monotony of this work made me flee office work and look for something more engaging. After attending a prince2 training program, I realised that it really does come down to how an office handles projects, and time allocation.
I think that offices could improve employee morale by breaking up the workday with elements such as short, company sponsored and mandated stretch breaks at regular intervals. The fact that I can leave my classroom and take a short walk during break or stretch my entire body during passing periods keeps my mind alert during the day. The same principals would have improved my mental acuity and happiness in an office setting as well.
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