The desktop usability on multiple screens

There are two monitors with different resolution on my Ubuntu. Ubuntu creates two similar virtual desktops with higher resolution. When I put files on the smaller desktop and automatically align them, Ubuntu aligns them outside the display area. This is useless.

Suggested solutions
I was offered two solutions from my colleagues, I like neither of them:

1. "What about desktop. Don't use it then."
2. "Don't use the desktop, it slows the system."

What is this telling us

This seems to me like a common reaction in my linux environment. They don't listen what one is trying to solve.

A solution

Does anyone know what to do with it?