I work part time and I have been with my employer in a pastoral role for a goodly few years. For the last few months a new ish employee/colleague who does a different job to me within another department/team uses the/my office and the/my desk/space. On the days I am not in.
For context I am not massively tidy but when I finish for the week I put my things away (relating to my role) and make sure the desk is relatively clear and clean/tidy (as I would like to find it). This colleague leaves umpteen coffee rings, dirty marks on the desk and often odd things relating to his role (he has a shelf space and draws) so he does have storage space etc. I ordered some wipes from stationary a few months ago as a subtle hint (I let him know I was ordering these to clean the phone and keyboard etc and I leave them out in a prominent place) but every week I have to clean the desk, keyboard and phone before I can even begin to tackle any work.
Would I be unreasonable to type up a note saying please clean the desk after use or how else can I get round this? On the odd times I have seen him he has a beard which doesn’t look particularly clean and his personal hygiene could do with improving so I come into work feeling fresh and clean and feel filthy in the first 10 minutes. Advice please?