Sharing Desks?

[kitbuddy]

Hey everyone, I'm looking for your opinions or advice.

Last week I accepted a promotion at work. My new position will require me to work in an office more than my current role. (I was previously a field-based sales rep, I'm moving to a marketing/PR role.) I will divide my time between two offices- our divisional headquarters 3x a week and the remote sales office I currently am based out of.

Sounds great, right? It is, but my boss just told me that the desk I will use in the sales office 2x a week will also be used by another employee. He won't use my office very often, but I'm a little nervous that he could come in and use my desk while sick/contagious, and I wouldn't know it because I won't be there everyday. I usually clean off the bottom of my laptop after work (I set it on bar tables, etc- yuck) so as long as I do that and don't eat off of my desk, I should be okay, right? (He'll have to share my desk because our remote office is tiny.)

I probably won't think about this during the summer, but I KNOW it will be on my mind eventually. He's really good friends with another co-worker of ours who has gotten very ill with a virus every year I've known him. Any advice/tips?

[XDark_MinxX]

Heya

I know where your coming from, im currently a student in college and have to touch desks and keyboards all the time. Strangely i have never gotten ill, even though there are loads of people that touch things with thier germ-ridden fingers.

To be on the safe side, i use Dettol antiseptic wash to spray on surfaces. Or maybe try a better solution, Puregreen24. PG24 has been proven to kill norovirus germs, it is quite expensive, but you have to buy it online.

So something simple like antiseptic spray or bleach can kill the microscopic bad guys. Even if your friends co-worker comes down with an illness, it doesnt mean that you will get it . But if the worst comes to the worst, place a mat or a cover on your desk and make sure you wash your hands if you touch anything that will most likely be contaminated.

Hope this idea helps!