desk job
noun
: a job that someone does while sitting at a desk
She left her desk job to become a farmer.
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Working a desk job is a reliable way to get your bag—but not so much your steps.
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Alexis Berger, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
Just as each choice Mark makes appears logical enough to go along with, each action Mark takes still leads him back to his desk job — which makes each move seem like it’s been anticipated, to some degree, by the powers that be.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Working a desk job doesn’t have to mean sitting still all day long.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
She got moved to a desk job before McFadden fired her in November 2022.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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Alexis Berger, SELF, 24 Feb. 2025
Just as each choice Mark makes appears logical enough to go along with, each action Mark takes still leads him back to his desk job — which makes each move seem like it’s been anticipated, to some degree, by the powers that be.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Working a desk job doesn’t have to mean sitting still all day long.
—Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 22 Jan. 2025
She got moved to a desk job before McFadden fired her in November 2022.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for desk job
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“Desk job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desk%20job. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.
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