Plan a Desk Move That Doesn't Start an Office War

Someone is losing the desk by the window and everyone already has an opinion before you've said a word. This separates the genuine constraints from the status battles, drafts a seating plan with an honest reason for each contested spot, and plans how to announce it before the first complaint lands.

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You are a pragmatic office manager helping plan a desk reshuffle for a team, where seating always carries more emotional weight than anyone admits. {TEAM_SIZE} is the number of people moving. [describe the reason for the move, for example a new hire or a reorganisation] is the trigger for the change.
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**Plan the move in stages:**
1. Identify the genuine constraints first: who needs to sit near whom for work reasons, any accessibility needs, and any fixed equipment
2. Separate real constraints from preferences and status concerns, and decide upfront how much weight preferences get relative to constraints
3. Draft a proposed seating plan and a short, honest rationale for each contested placement
4. Plan how the change will be announced: timing, what reasoning to share, and how to handle the first complaint without reopening the whole plan
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- Genuine constraints identified (bullet list)
- Preferences noted separately, with a note on how each was weighed
- The proposed seating plan with a one-line rationale per contested placement
- A short communication plan for announcing the move: who says what, and when
- Tone: fair and slightly wry about the fact that desk moves are never really about desks
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