When the cats are away the mice will... clean up?!*

What on earth is happening at the What on Earth and Simply Nectar offices? Clue: It’s not the usual scenario, that’s for sure.  (And it also hasn't got anything to do with cats and mice...see the disclaimer at the bottom for more details!)

As the directors enjoy a few days out of the office (rather convenient considering the weather is nice!), the rest of team has been left alone to carry on as usual. Only it seems that the usual is not what is actually occurring.

Predictably, while the big bosses are away, everyone in the office is taking it in turns to step away from their desk. But they’re not leaving to slack off in the sun with a pint and a packet of organic crisps. Oh no. They’re all doing their bit and are...cleaning up!

Believe it or not, they are reaching for the broom, the bin bags and even the toilet brush in a bid to get the office into shape.



Tidy up the paper behind you when you're done please



Take note - this does not happen often! We relish it while we can

The place now smells like a dream come true and the floor is clean enough to eat food off. Not that we would do that of course. Well, not all of us anyway!

Why is this odd behaviour happening? There appear to be a number of possible answers (in no particular order):

1. We have been positively affected by the sun and it has sent us all into an ecstatic stupor whereby all we want to do is clean
2. We have fallen into Friday’s mysterious black hole and physically cannot do any more work
3. The constant repeats of Ollie Murs, Rihanna and Katy Perry on the radio are too much for our ears to handle, so we are darting off to clean the nearest dirty toilet cubicle or making any other excuse to get away
4. We secretly like cleaning and only refrain from doing it when the directors are in because we quite like seeing Rolf getting stressed at the sight of full bins and unwashed mugs

(Take your pick at which ones you think are correct!)

Moral of the story – we do MORE work when we’re left unsupervised!  On the downside though, Daragh pulled a muscle when changing the bin bag.  He's not used to that much activity! Awwwww.  I'm sure all sympathy will be greatly appreciated...

Peace, love and pizza.

What on Earth....in a clean office.

* Disclaimer - there are no cats or mice in our offices!  These words were used simply as metaphors and the headline was used as a play on the normal saying "when the cat's away the mice will play"