subject: Liven Up Your Work Space With A Desk Sign [print this page] Funny desk signs are a great way to boost morale and create a friendly atmosphere that helps to encourage employee productivity and loyalty! It's possible that you may not want the one stating "New Company Incentive Plan: Work or Get Fired," but more gently humorous messages like "I was wrong once; I thought I made a mistake" can liven the mood and create a sense of camaraderie out of the shared chuckles. If you're witty, you can create your own humorous desk signs for some light moments around the office.
Most corporate desk signs are, of course, far more mundane, but even these kinds don't have to be without some individuality. For example, name plates are pretty conventional and unassuming, yet many places probably wouldn't mind too much, if at all, should a little customization go into such desk signs. And with the state of technology today, it should be easy to customize your very own desk signs right on your own computer! Printers and promotional products companies now accept artwork in electronic file formats.
When thinking of desk signs, think of what the point of a desk sign is in the first place. It is to announce, which is to provide information. Depending on your line of work, personalizing desk signs like name plates can be a very fitting thing to do, really announcing the person behind the title. And funny desk signs - even funny name plates! - can go a long way towards breaking the ice. Say you're a headhunter for human resources. You interview people all the time, yet want to get a much better sense of them than might be afforded by their usually well-rehearsed lines and patterns of behavior. How to get through the mask to the personal behind it? Something unexpected, that's what. And humor is probably the best way of being unexpected while not seeming to breach any conventions.
A funny name plate could be a part of the overall atmosphere, created in conjunction with other such props, to relax your interviewees and allow them to be themselves more, likely giving you the desired insight into their personalities which could help you make your hiring decisions more soundly.
But ultimately, workplace humor is important because people are important - and laughing is one of the healthiest activities of all! Creating a fun and friendly work environment will be good for the bottom line, in the end. After all, "a miserable day on the golf course is still better than a good day at the office!" Smiles are not all the same, then, but better a smile than none at all.
