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# How to let each person organize their own workspace
- URL: https://blog.jestor.com/let-people-organize-their-own-workspace/
- Published: 2026-09-16T18:51:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-16T18:51:11.000Z
- Author: Bruno Bannach

**Personal workspace organization** means a member of the team can favorite the apps they actually use, without asking a builder to reconfigure anything. In **Jestor**, favoriting works directly from the menu bar while navigating, rather than only from a central settings page.

## Why centrally organized menus disappoint everyone

A builder arranging the menu for the whole company is arranging it for an average person who does not exist. The finance analyst and the field technician need completely different things at the top.

Trying to satisfy both produces a menu that is slightly wrong for everybody.

What personal organization fixes:

- A menu optimized for nobody in particular
- Members waiting on a builder to reorder things
- Frequently used apps buried behind rarely used ones
- Requests for menu changes that are really requests for personal preference

## Central configuration versus personal preference

| Decision                 | Who should own it | Why                           |
| ------------------------ | ----------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Which apps exist         | Builders          | Structure is a shared concern |
| Who can access what      | Builders          | Permissions are governance    |
| Which apps are favorites | Each user         | Frequency is personal         |
| Menu layout preference   | Each user         | Screen and habit vary         |

## Step by step for a team member

1. **Navigate to an app** you use frequently.
2. **Favorite it from the bar**, without going back to a settings page.
3. **Unfavorite anything** that stops being relevant.
4. **Use quick actions** for the tasks you repeat daily.
5. **Choose the menu layout** you prefer, if your environment allows it.

## Why this reduces the load on builders

Every request to reorder a menu is a small interruption for whoever maintains the environment. Pushing that decision to the individual removes a recurring category of request entirely, and produces a better result, because nobody knows what someone uses daily better than they do.

- **Favorites from the bar:** no detour to a settings screen
- **Available to members:** not restricted to builders
- **Quick actions:** common tasks shortened
- **Fewer requests:** preference handled by the person who has it

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Can a team member favorite apps themselves?

Yes. Favoriting and unfavoriting work directly from the menu bar. See [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com).

### Does this change what other people see?

No. Favorites are personal to each user.

### Do I need a builder to reorganize my own menu?

No. Personal preferences are handled by each user.

## Video Tutorial: Step by Step

With **Jestor**, you can automate workflows, connect teams, and build internal systems your way, all without code and powered by **AI**. Discover Jestor at [jestor.com](https://www.jestor.com/?ref=blog.jestor.com) and see how to take your company's operations to a new level of efficiency and control.