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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The traditional 9-to-5 desk job is becoming a relic of the past.
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David Ko, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Roger is now a dairy manager at Kroger after losing his plum desk job at AT&T.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Sharma, instead of being celebrated as a hero, was transferred out of the district to a make-work desk job.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
But the author, who started writing as a way to fulfill her creativity while working a desk job, prefers getting her hands dirty to looking at artifacts in museums.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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David Ko, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Roger is now a dairy manager at Kroger after losing his plum desk job at AT&T.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Sharma, instead of being celebrated as a hero, was transferred out of the district to a make-work desk job.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
But the author, who started writing as a way to fulfill her creativity while working a desk job, prefers getting her hands dirty to looking at artifacts in museums.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Apr. 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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