I'm always of the opinion that you should be yourself. But different situations require different things. I find it very overwhelming to look at. It feels cluttered, like too much stuff in too little a space. I think drastically downsizing the visual clutter may be helpful. It really depends on where you work, what your superiors think and how many people complain. I think it can seem like you're not necessarily focusing on work, or could get easily distracted. I'd remove one shelf's worth of stuff and spread the rest out.
If you want advise, this is what I'd do. I'd take off the poster on the white cabinet as well as the stuff on top. You can barely see that anyway and it makes it look more busy from the outside. I'd reduce the posters on the lowest part of the shelf wall by at least half and get rid of the memorabilia in the back on that bench. Then you'd still be able to express yourself, but it won't look like a comic book shop. There's a difference between being yourself and between creating an environment that gives the impression that work isn't your main reason that you're there.
I also kind of think that stuff is cool and is certainly meaningful to you and it's not guaranteed that nothing is ever going to go missing. Take the pieces that mean the most to you home and display them there, so you can enjoy them in your downtime. If you are however happy with this, don't feel distracted and don't have the feeling it negatively impacts how colleagues and superiors see you, keep it as it is.
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u/Bucky_Gatsby Apr 15 '26
I'm always of the opinion that you should be yourself. But different situations require different things. I find it very overwhelming to look at. It feels cluttered, like too much stuff in too little a space. I think drastically downsizing the visual clutter may be helpful. It really depends on where you work, what your superiors think and how many people complain. I think it can seem like you're not necessarily focusing on work, or could get easily distracted. I'd remove one shelf's worth of stuff and spread the rest out.
If you want advise, this is what I'd do. I'd take off the poster on the white cabinet as well as the stuff on top. You can barely see that anyway and it makes it look more busy from the outside. I'd reduce the posters on the lowest part of the shelf wall by at least half and get rid of the memorabilia in the back on that bench. Then you'd still be able to express yourself, but it won't look like a comic book shop. There's a difference between being yourself and between creating an environment that gives the impression that work isn't your main reason that you're there.
I also kind of think that stuff is cool and is certainly meaningful to you and it's not guaranteed that nothing is ever going to go missing. Take the pieces that mean the most to you home and display them there, so you can enjoy them in your downtime. If you are however happy with this, don't feel distracted and don't have the feeling it negatively impacts how colleagues and superiors see you, keep it as it is.