Graf #3

Office Desk Inventory




*Over-sized calculator

*Abilify stapler



*Framed wedding pictures



*Pictures of children and family



*Office tied Teddy bear



*Tiny baby bunny figurine



*Probation Officer mug*



*I love you cards



*Thank you cards



*Computer monitor



*Computer keyboard



*Speakers, volumed down



*Pens (red, black inked)and mechanical pencils



*2 Black sharpies-one thin and one thick



*Pink, blue and yellow highlighters-one of each



*Colored Paperclips in holder with 58 cents of pocket change



*Purell bottle with name on it



*Avon hand lotion-Silcone hands



*Eyeglasses in case from Lenscrafters



*Napkin tucked in coffee mug that say “have a good day”



*Dried rose in vase



*Office phone with important numbers highlighted



*Cell phone



*White out bottle



*Nivea chapstick for winter lips



*white and yellow lined paper



*15 Patient Profile Folders piled in a metal tray



*Fortune cookie paper fortunes taped to the monitor










Is this a typical State worker’s desk? There looks to be a lot of work that needs to be done, but they are stacked in a prioritized and organized pile, to her liking. This person has been made to feel quite at home at their work area with comforting reminders and gifts from family, friends and loved ones. Little reminders of every day thank yous, have a good day or job well done, help make the every day efforts feel unforgotten and appreciated. Even so, there are many variables that show this person is constantly working and researching. Icons which blur out the entire screen, along with scattered forms and reviews that enforces the daily duties. Notepads are engulfed with notes and the highlighted areas are important to remember. Pens, highlighters and the handy-dandy white sit and wait for action. Humorously, an over-sized calculator is evidence that the dusty eye glasses do not get used regularly! Loose change left in the paperclip holder must be saved for another hot cup of coffee.There is chap stick stashed in an unused coffee cup. Would it be the “back up” tube to keep the dry winter lips away? Speaking of the unused coffee cup, it has a Probation Officer emblem on the side. Hmmmm...troubled person maybe? It was a possible theory until seeing the related last name on the other side. Phew! That made it a little sketchy for a second! Crumbs on the keyboard shows to be a dedicated worker, to have eaten lunch while working. It’s possible! Never the less, regardless of the work, may it be at the desk or at the home front, determination always gets the work done. Apparently, the fortune cookie paper stuck on her monitor which read; “People learn little from success, but learn much more from failure”, kept her grounded. So, what makes this desk any different from any other desk? Obviously, the sticker that that read “Property of the State of Maine” penalized this worker as being less than others. At least in some eyes. Though the site of the workspace speaks a different volume.