Gracias. Shoe rack under the desk is a great idea.
I am a new associate in big law. I have personalized my office a fair deal with my diplomas, a plant, and two large framed pictures (which I hung up on the wall behind where the person opposite to me would sit, so people won’t see them when they walk past my office). None of the pictures are inappropriate but I am wearing ethnic attire in some of them and my boyfriend told me that I should be careful because I may come across looking too “foreign”. That’s why I decided to place them in a somewhat inconspicuous area. Thoughts?
Re: Photos in the office – I still have a bit of an issue with not having pictures of parents/family. Maybe it’s a “me” thing or a Southern thing, but many people I know and have worked with look favorably on strong family ties. I’ve seen many young (married and unmarried) female attorneys display a photo of their parents/family. For me personally, I’m very close to my parents (I’m an only child) and my mother, who passed away a few years ago, was huge inspiration to me. If anyone took major issue with a tasteful picture of me and my parents/mother, I would have a very hard time resisting the urge to tell them which part of my anatomy they can kiss.
But, as my name suggests, I’m still a student – so what do I know?
And, with that, I’ll get off my soapbox now.
I’m all for a few photos of friends and family — I have three in an out-of-the-way corner in my office. However, some people definitely go overboard (tons of photos lining the windowsill, which in my office is something only partners do, not young associates).
C, from your update to the decorations post, you sound like you may be going a bit far with the wedding photos. Having multiple displays in your office of your wedding day (shelf + mousepad + screen) seems like kind of a lot to me, and I would avoid having it permanently up on your screen (unless others can’t usually see it — in my office, the desks are set up that you can see others’ screens as you walk by their doors).
404ing on the second link?
Agreed, 2nd link doesn’t work…
Sorry about that — fixed it…
Gracias. Shoe rack under the desk is a great idea.
I am a new associate in big law. I have personalized my office a fair deal with my diplomas, a plant, and two large framed pictures (which I hung up on the wall behind where the person opposite to me would sit, so people won’t see them when they walk past my office). None of the pictures are inappropriate but I am wearing ethnic attire in some of them and my boyfriend told me that I should be careful because I may come across looking too “foreign”. That’s why I decided to place them in a somewhat inconspicuous area. Thoughts?
Re: Photos in the office – I still have a bit of an issue with not having pictures of parents/family. Maybe it’s a “me” thing or a Southern thing, but many people I know and have worked with look favorably on strong family ties. I’ve seen many young (married and unmarried) female attorneys display a photo of their parents/family. For me personally, I’m very close to my parents (I’m an only child) and my mother, who passed away a few years ago, was huge inspiration to me. If anyone took major issue with a tasteful picture of me and my parents/mother, I would have a very hard time resisting the urge to tell them which part of my anatomy they can kiss.
But, as my name suggests, I’m still a student – so what do I know?
And, with that, I’ll get off my soapbox now.
I’m all for a few photos of friends and family — I have three in an out-of-the-way corner in my office. However, some people definitely go overboard (tons of photos lining the windowsill, which in my office is something only partners do, not young associates).
C, from your update to the decorations post, you sound like you may be going a bit far with the wedding photos. Having multiple displays in your office of your wedding day (shelf + mousepad + screen) seems like kind of a lot to me, and I would avoid having it permanently up on your screen (unless others can’t usually see it — in my office, the desks are set up that you can see others’ screens as you walk by their doors).