Chaos of the cables

I saw all the cable chaos documented in the photos on my walk and am wondering what cables these are and if there are any safety concerns.

And as I took these snaps and walked away I remembered this long ago conversation. 

It was during a corporate training prograamme and for some reason we were discussing the challenges of clutter. In the course of the conversation, one of the trainees who had returned from a visit to the company's offices in Japan said he had a video on his pen drive about keeping the desks and work space, clutter free and asked if he could play it for all as it would add to our discussion. So we watched the short clip in fascination as we saw the cables were properly rolled and tucked away, each wire was wound and secured, there were no cables running around anywhere under the desk or from wall sockets to gadgets and everything was neatly secured. At the end of the workday, each bit had a designated place and a clear, wire-free area was available to the next user. 

One of the things we commented about was the time it would take on a regular basis to dismantle everything and put it back together. I also commented on the effort that went into keeping it clutter free on a daily basis. And I remember Pilar* saying that, you are talking about the effort but they just know they have to do it at the beginning and end of everyday and it is factored into their workday. It needs to be done and that's it, no one thinks of the effort it takes, they just do it and it gets done. And in my opinion, dear Pilar had uncovered a workplace gem! 

Often, while working long, hard hours that is the mantra. If you start thinking about the time and effort required, it gets overwhelming but if you are clear of what you wan't to see at the end of the day and work towards it, you get to see the results. 

So back to our cable clutter and hoping that it will be sorted out in the near future.