Then there are the ones who cling to ritual. They believe that things are outside their control. They plod on at work in the hope that their employer will reward them when necessary, but they are not going to scream and shout for it. Rituals are one thing, but superstition is quite another. Working with people who are superstitious means, in essence, that you are sharing an office with people who are irrational.
Rituals are a psychological comfort blanket - humans like stability.
With longer working hours and increased workloads, the animal part of us craves some personal territory. We need more people willing to take on change rather than have everyone driving on the M25 to work everyday. We need parents to be able to work from home. Two out of three families are working families with both adults working - things are not healthy for those who want to spend time with their children. The last thing you want is people to be getting tied up in petty rituals in the office.