Choosing Office Furniture That Works
The office furniture you choose will depend on what type of office will be using it, the size of the staff and what they will be doing, and the equipment that will be used.
The office of a dentist or doctor uses a reception area to greet the patients. The receptionist usually has her desk in the front of the office, a computer to see patient information and book their appointments, as well as a phone to answer. She needs a task chair, and a desk or work place designed for a computer. Files are needed for each patient record, and they can be stored either in a filing drawer system, or along the walls. The file clerk will need some counter space to sort them out and alphabetize them for filing.
The doctor or dentist will have patient rooms, but in his or her office a basic desk will be needed, along with a phone and intercom system, and perhaps room for some personal files. There may also be some shelving for books and other reference material.
A telemarketing company needs very different furniture. Rows of desks with computers and phones on them are usually all that is needed. An area for a pad for notes and some pens is also needed, but probably not much more than that.
For a printing and publishing establishment, drafting tables may be used. Huge sheets of paper are coded and examined, so large work areas are needed. They also use computers to look at and approve work, and they need counter space, too. Sales offices, as well as insurance and real estate offices usually have partitions for the staff. They have computers, phones, and other equipment that they may even share. That is because these professionals are sometimes working out in the field, and they come back to the office periodically to check their emails, and so forth.
The work space needs to be thought of and designed before furniture is ordered. The way procedure works at the office may also be a determining factor as to where people sit and how they work.
If you are the boss, you will want a private area of your own. Confidential information may be filed and stored away in your office, and they might have a lock on the drawer. You will need to be away from the rest of the office, and yet you need to be in close enough proximity to communicate with the staff as needed.
Using ergonomic chairs will make your staff more comfortable. They are there all day, either sitting most of the day, or standing. They need to feel that their backs and necks are being taken care of. The staff member that will be typing for most of the day needs to have a work place that will not send her to the chiropractor, or worse. And when they are comfortable they will produce more quality work. Buying office furniture does not need to cost a fortune, but certain items should be considered, because comfort and production go hand in hand.
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