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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According to a 2023 study published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, walking for five minutes every half hour can lower both blood sugar and blood pressure, which can help offset the detrimental health effects of a typical sedentary desk job.
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Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 16 July 2024
Adam Scott stars as Mark Scout, who works a desk job at a mysterious biotech company known as Lumon.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 July 2024
The guy tapped to replace him, seated at the next table, isn’t any happier to be given the desk job than Bucky was.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
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Working a desk job doesn’t have to mean staying stationary all day.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 July 2024
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Jennifer Heimlich, SELF, 16 July 2024
Adam Scott stars as Mark Scout, who works a desk job at a mysterious biotech company known as Lumon.
—Jaden Thompson, Variety, 10 July 2024
The guy tapped to replace him, seated at the next table, isn’t any happier to be given the desk job than Bucky was.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
Elliptical $999 Horizon Fitness Read more: Best Ellipticals Walking pads
Working a desk job doesn’t have to mean staying stationary all day.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 3 July 2024
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“Desk job.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desk%20job. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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