The Bosses Desk

How many times have you been invited up to "the 22nd floor"

, the hallowed halls of the board of directors or partners in the firm? Not often?

Well, I can safely report that you are not missing much, except for a spectacular view across the city, a private washroom and coffee on the hob all day. Oh yes, and the executive desk.

A desk made of Mahogany or some such hardwood, polished to perfection giving one the ability to count nasal hair. Sweeping in size and stature and covering about the same acreage as a small Caribbean island; truly awesome in stature. Forget the fact that a pine desk from the furniture showroom down town would do the business just as well.

Why do chiefs of commerce need such a large desk? Is it to house his own private army in readiness for the next corporate takeover, or is there a stash of illicit booze reminiscent of Al Capone tucked away inside? Is it an extension of their large personality or ego?

Whatever the reason, one has to wonder why these behemoths are needed. Not like us wage slaves down in the bowels of the building, sweating away at a small desk, no bigger than a small occasional table, and barely enough drawer space to keep the lunch time sandwiches in, or indeed, no space for the illicit bottle of booze.

Perhaps these huge desks are used to host major international sporting events, or double up as aircraft carriers in the event of hostilities. Certainly, it is not beyond the realms of possibility that an F1-11 fighter jet could land on the top, get refueled and take off again before the boss comes back from his corporate washroom the size of Lake Michigan.

Desks tend to be an extension of ones personality, cluttered and busy, or tidy and efficient, what ever your style; you will probably what the person who sits at that desk looks like. Whatever the type of desk level of tidiness or not, it is a working space, not always in use, but always ready for action.

Which brings me back to the big chief's desk? There is almost always nothing on it, except a phone, and maybe a coffee cup. This leads me to the question I have always wanted to ask the man on the "22nd floor".

Why do you actually need such a big desk, and what do you actually do?

by: Jamie Lyons

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