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.
Doctors and dentists often need a greeting area, wherein the receptionist has a front desk, computer to look up patients and book appointments, and a phone. Her work place will need a task chair and a separate shelf built-in in her work space for a keyboard. The files are sometimes set up along the walls, each representing a patient. A file clerk needs lots of counter space to sort out files, alphabetize them, and so on.
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 I don't know room for some personal files. There may also be some shelving for books and other reference material.
If the office is for boiler room type telemarketing, each of the staff will have their own desk, with or without a partition. If they need to look up or input information into a computer, each will have a desk and computer for this purpose. Since they will be on the phone a lot of the time, the phones on the desks should be in a well-located corner, and there should be a place to take notes also.
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.
Designing the office before the furniture is bought is key. This will let you know if individuals may share equipment, such as a printer, or if someone may need a separate one for a certain position. A color printer may also be needed.
And the boss needs some privacy. The information he has in his office is of no concern to the rest of the staff. He or she should be in a space that is very obviously his own, and yet it is not so distant that he cannot be a part of what goes on in his own company.
Also, if the office can be place together with ergonomically, the staff will be more comfortable. Ergonomic chairs can be adjusted to each different back and neck. There should be typing desks that make sense for administrative staff that does a lot of typing. Telephones should be in a well-located place, and if a lot of phone work is needed, the staff should have access to an ear piece, instead of having to hold the phone on their shoulders. A small consideration, along with design will make sensible decisions for buying office furniture.
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