Although most people don't deliberately set out to show disregard for their co-workers, poor hygiene practices can take a toll on the physical health and mental wellbeing of employees.
Maybe you have resorted to writing a passive-aggressive note reminding your fellow workers to wash their own coffee cups, or perhaps scoffed at a similar missive left by someone else.
Dr Sander says most employees don't deliberately set out to disregard their co-workers' feelings, but a lack of consequences for inconsiderate etiquette can lead to it becoming entrenched behaviour. And if the same people are constantly picking up the slack for messy co-workers, Dr Sander says, "it's going to lead to frustration and resentment, and maybe eventually going in and yelling at somebody, which is not the outcome that you want".
One of the difficulties with maintaining a clean office kitchen is it's an area where there are often no clear communications or workflows in place to determine who is responsible, but Dr Sander says it's ultimately up to senior leaders to know what's happening in their organisation. And as national director of psychological services at the Centre for Corporate Health Rachel Clements recently told the ABC, scheduling proper breaks gives workers a better sense of control and i"The biggest contributor to that, other than not washing your hands when you go to the bathroom, is eating at our desks.
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