# Competitive Office Rankings The Value of Employees Can be Determined Via Furniture and Vision By Elise Ying-Hei Ho | Published 2012-12-22 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/value-of-employees References: [blogs.payscale](http://blogs.payscale.com/salary_report_kris_cowan/2012/12/how-valued-are-you-at-work-infographic.html) The truth behind the exact value of employees in a workplace is often unknown until their annual evaluation. However, workers can test out their own self-worth using the trusty flow chart that determines company standing via [office environment](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/deveron-office), their [seating arrangements](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/newtral-freedom-x) and what [kind of furniture they are using](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunon-furniture-mixcube). Where one sits, what they sit on and their line of sight is a telltale sign of how important they are to a business. Although it doesn't necessarily mean that one is rendered insignificant, it does determine a certain level of stature. Though easier to determine in traditional offices, the 'How Valued are You at Work' infographic uses a few simple questions to rank the value of the employees and identify which ones are the Go-Getters, the Sellouts, the Protocol Droids, Sole Survivors and many others. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.5/10 - Popularity: 4% | Activity: 3% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Life](https://www.trendhunter.com/life) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Office Environment Valuation:** Companies can use office environment and furniture to assess the value of employees and determine their contribution to the business. - **Employee Self-evaluation:** Workers can use office environment and seating arrangements to self-evaluate their importance in the workplace. - **Alternative Performance Metrics:** Office and furniture arrangements can serve as an alternative way to measure employee performance and contribution. ### Who This Affects Most - **Office Furniture:** Office furniture companies can capitalize on the trend of using furniture as a metric for assessing employee value in the workplace. - **Business Consulting:** Business consulting firms can offer services that help companies evaluate office environments and furniture arrangements to assess employee value. - **Human Resources:** Human resources departments can use office environment and furniture arrangements as part of their performance evaluation processes and find disruptive ways to measure employee performance. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Data-Informed Office Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/haworth-breck-office-chair.md) - [Org Chart Visualizers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-org-for-linkedin.md) - [Contemporary Dynamic Workspaces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/officetopia.md) - [Adaptive Color Workstations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chameleon-workplace.md) - [People-Pleasing Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cubicle-system.md) - [Career Decision Dashboards](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/perspectives.md) - [Mountainous Modular Office Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/summit-furniture.md) - [Creativity Enhancing WFH Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/other-angles-collection.md) - [Comfortable Ergonomic Office Chairs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comfortable-ergonomic-office-chair.md)