Great story from Foxnews.com – Nesting at Work: What Does Your Office Say About You?
Recently, a friend forwarded me an e-mail exchange that had kicked off a brief, surreal dustup at Natural Resource Group, a small environmental consulting company in Minneapolis. Here’s how it began:
“Rich, I noticed that there is a deer head in the office next to you. Is it yours? If not, do you know whose it is? If it is yours, I will need you to keep the light off in that office and close the door as we have auditors touring the offices today. Also, if it is yours, you will be taking it home with you tonight, correct?”
Intrigued, I called Stephanie Schlichting , office manager at Natural Resource Group and author of that initial query. Schlichting explained she was concerned about the trophy’s effect not just on outside visitors but also on the sensibilities of some members of the staff.
Fantastic. If you haven’t lived here in Minnesota, I’m not sure you can fully appreciate this story. A mounted deer head in an office seems a bit over the top, but this is a quirky state. One thing is for certain, people up here take their hunting quite seriously.
Good shot from the article’s author at the end:
As for the impression on outsiders€”that matters of course. But is professionalism chiefly about appearances? Or is it about actions?