Moving Organizer

We will briefly describe the work of an Organizer before discussing the role of a Moving Organizer.

What is an Organizer?

You may be familiar with the concept from various TV shows worldwide, where professional "organizers" help families organize their homes. TV primarily exploits impulsive hoarders and pathological "collectors" because these households guarantee high ratings. Most people have a tendency towards voyeurism and sensationalism and revel in these borderline behaviours.

Thus, the profession of organizer has acquired a certain crooked reputation, and the image of a therapist with a disposal squad is often constructed.

Beyond this selective perception, this profession became firmly established in the households of the top 1 percent many years ago, and today it is steadily gaining ground in middle-class homes.

There are now vocational schools offering certificates and entire international trade fairs where knowledge about organizational techniques, materials science, art history, and porcelain culture is exchanged.

The core of this work is not necessarily decluttering a household, but rather organization. What most families do themselves once a year or every few years is outsourced to a service provider, just as many households use gardening or cleaning services.

Households are constantly evolving; rooms are repurposed and redecorated, children grow quickly, and the home is adapted and modified to reflect these new realities. Some furniture or furnishings lose their function and are repurposed or stored somewhere out of the way.

What happens in companies that grow over the years? The organization becomes unwieldy and unsuitable, necessitating restructuring. They undergo a reorganization. Departments are merged or split, cost centres are redefined, hierarchies may change, and employees may get new bosses or have to report to different managers in other departments.

Unproductive employees are reassigned or laid off. Production changes sometimes lead to the closure of entire cost centrers and the creation of new ones.

When the "controller" starts work and scrutinizes the cost censers, fear spreads among the employees, most of whom worry about their jobs.

If the reorganization isn't carried out thoroughly, so-called "ghost employees" remain. They are not a myth; they actually exist. These are employees who are overlooked and not assigned during the reorganization. They lead a dreary existence without belonging to a defined department and without any real responsibilities.

These are usually people who have been with the company for a very long time, and the controller doesn't dare ask them, "What do you actually do here every day? What is your job?"

If new colleagues in the cafeteria ask the "ghost employee" what their position is, they answer with vague statements: "I'm cross-departmentally responsible for “bla bla” and report directly to Ms. XYZ on the management advisory board."

These "ghosts" spend their "workday" in seclusion and sometimes even retire from the company.

What the controller does in companies, the Organizer does in private homes.

In very large households, such help is always welcome. Sometimes the family can't cope with the task, feels overwhelmed, or simply doesn't have the time. Some families want a neutral perspective, free from "tunnel vision."

In upscale households, an organizer is a luxury regularly indulged in. People take pleasure in perfectly organized dressing rooms, where clothes are meticulously sorted by colour and style, and in pantries where cans, jars, and packages are arranged by type, colour, size, and expiration date.

We don't want to push an organizer on you, although you are, of course, free to hire one.

Our goal in our consultation is to raise your awareness of this topic, because organization is always the starting point for any move. Moving is always a good opportunity to restructure your household. This way, you don't bring any "ghosts" with you to your new home. These ghosts incur costs, consume energy, and no longer belong in your home.

However, keep in mind that an emotional attachment to an object can be more important than its practical use; the object tells a story and becomes part of your life.

You need to be able to assess how important an item is to you so that you don't regret your decision later.

Moving Organizer

Moving is a stressful undertaking. Based on my own experience with moving, I can confirm to all fellow sufferers that moving is among the most stressful experiences a family typically faces.

A Moving Organizer (MO) is a professional Organizer who specializes in relocations.

Besides restructuring the household, the MO handles the entire management of the move and communicates directly with the moving company as your authorized representative.

Many act as moving companies for domestic moves, offering the added benefit of organization. Some have entire teams and offer a truly comprehensive service, including dismantling chandeliers and setting up the new apartment, even hanging pictures.

Moving Organizers are a great help for DIY moves; they assist with sorting, packing, and, of course, unpacking and setting up.

And above all, they support the family with bureaucratic tasks such as creating a packing list and compiling the inventory for insurance purposes. Both are time-consuming jobs that require a great deal of organization and attention to detail.

If you hire a moving company, the company will create the packing list for you.

However, you must create the inventory for insurance purposes yourself. This requires extensive research and, depending on the furnishings of your home, may even require additional expert appraisals.

In households of the highest income brackets, Moving Organizers handle the entire move.

The family discusses the furnishings in the new house with the professional, hands over the house keys, and moves into a hotel or a beach house or country home for a few days.

Days later, the family moves into the fully furnished and decorated house. The family is completely unaware of the move and has no contact with the moving company at any point.

Whether this is desirable, even if one can afford it, is a personal decision.

There are clear advantages to having a manager who represents the family's interests. An external manager can generally negotiate and coordinate better than the family itself. They are not personally involved, have no emotional attachment to the household, and don't always act in their own self-interest.

Everything becomes more professional and efficient, and several stressors are eliminated.

Of course, not everyone can afford to hire a Moving Organizer for up to USD 10,000.

In our consultation, we equip your family with a wealth of knowledge that will make them well-prepared and empowered to negotiate effectively.

You'll approach the project with expertise and essentially become your own moving organizer.