A typical work office may have many ways for employees to stay organized. Along with individual desks, filing cabinets, and mail cubby spaces, you could provide another form of organization through the use of lockers. While typically found in locations like schools and gyms, the use of lockers in an office can come with many benefits. 

If you have space in your break room, you could shop for used office furniture, and find a collection of lockers to install at your company. Check out some of the key reasons to add lockers to a break room and how the benefits will directly impact your employees.

1. Food and Snack Organization

Keep food and snacks organized in the break room with the use of lockers. While you may have a refrigerator to use for meals that need cold air, a lot of employees can keep their own food and items in personal lockers. This ensures food items do not get mixed up and everyone can keep their meals separate as needed.

If you end up with extra lockers, then you could use those spaces for extra storage as well. For example, you could store general supplies like sugar packets, small snacks, or bottles of water inside those lockers. The storage lockers will help keep the items organized and easy to track.

2. Reduce Cold Weather Clutter

During the colder months of the year, employees may wear multiple layers into the office. Instead of draping coats over chairs or laying gloves on a desk, a locker system provides an easy way to reduce clutter. Each employee can enjoy their own locker space to hold items and keep them out of the way until they clock out for the day.

Many lockers will feature shelves or hangers on the inside for easy organization. For example, an employee could keep their lunch on the top shelf and then hang up a coat on the bottom section of the locker.

3. Extra Security

Employees will feel safe knowing they have extra security with their own locker space. Lockers will often feature an easy way to add a lock. Employees can rely on combination locks or key-based locks to protect their belongings inside the locker. With the extra protection, they can keep their focus on the workday and not need to worry about anyone tampering with their personal belongings.

Check out a wide range of locker systems you could install in a break room. The systems may include single tiers or two tiers with more locker choices.

Visit a local used furniture store, such as Tom's Discount Office Furniture, to learn more.