Are you interested in unpacking your office after a move?
Do you want practical organization tips to help make the process smoother?
Picture this: your work office has just moved to a new physical location.
You have lots of work to do today and this week.
But the you’re swimming in a veritable sea of cardboard boxes.
Where should you even begin? What should you tackle first?
In this post, you’ll find a handful of helpful pointers to help you unpack your office, cubicle, or workstation, after a move.
Follow these steps and you’ll be one step closer towards an unpacked and organized office!
Account for your belongings.
Take inventory of your office materials as soon as you arrive in your new workspace.
You want to make sure items have been properly moved and accounted for.
Yes, you may have to open up some boxes and containers to verify contents.
But the fact of the matter is that you can’t be too careful when it comes to your property.
It’s better to know you’re missing a few boxes now, than to find out in three days’ or three week’s time.
If you should find something missing, alert your company’s moving coordinators and/or the moving company right away.
You may also want to contact your old and new buildings too as well.
Make a plan.
Should the desk go over here by the window, over here in the middle of the room, or over here by the bookcases?
Save yourself from moving items back and forth across the office by creating a room plan.
Your room plan should be a rough drawing of your immediate work area.
The plan will show where you’re going to put all the furniture, as well as secondary items such as files, and office supplies.
Keep in mind, your plan doesn’t have to be perfect, a rough sketch will suffice.
Draw out a room plan on pencil and paper. Don’t hesitate to make changes until you’ve got things just right.
Unpack as Soon as Possible.
Try your best to unpack your office as soon as you physically can.
The longer you wait, the longer you’ll be running your office at half-capacity.
Besides, no one wants to waste time at the office!
Pressed for time and don’t have the luxury of unpacking everything at once? Unpack items little by little, everyday, until the job is done.
For example, you could unpack box by box, or area by area, such as filing cabinet area, supply cabinet area, and so on.
Unpack frequently used items first.
Make a point to unpack and set up everyday office essentials first.
You’ll need these items to do your work. So, it only makes sense you have them unpacked and accessible.
Here’s a quick list of office items to get you started. Feel free to add to this list as necessary:
- Desk
- Chair
- Lamps
- Bookcase
- Computer
- Keyboard
- Mouse
- Telephone
- Printer
- Fax Machine
- Photocopier
- Office supplies (pens, pencils, scissors, stapler, notepads, etc.)
Don’t be afraid to make changes at a later date.
Who says your office has to stay exactly as it is once you’ve unpacked it?
Over time, you may find a better configuration that works for your computer and desk.
You may discover a more suitable location in your office for your bookcase and filing cabinets, or a better position for that floor lamp.
Go ahead and make adjustments to your office as necessary.
Don’t forget, it’s all in the name of being comfortable, and productive.
How about you? What do you find is the most difficult thing about unpacking your office after a move? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!
We will move to a new building next week and me and all of my colleagues loved this post. Thanks for sharing and helping us be faster and more prepared.