I do have a drawer at work for odd and ends, but I wouldn't call it a junk drawer. All my junk is on my desk. A cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind; an empty desk.......

There is something satisfying, though, when someone is in a fix and needing an obscure or arcane item, to be able to rummage around your desk or drawer, find something that'll fit the bill and thus become the object of relieved gratitude. Are those rare moments worth the hassle of acting like a magpie for the rest of the time? No idea, but I do anyway.

For the record, though, the drawers in my pedestal contain the following unexpected items: