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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Here’s how Anson went from burned out at a desk job to running a bagel shop with a local cult following.
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Ashton Jackson
lauren Shamo, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
While the case garnered global acclaim, Captain Terauchi was demoted to a desk job for ’embarrassing’ the airline, only to be reinstated later.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
As internal investigations conclude, officer faces a suspension, then termination
As Carson sat at his desk job, his discipline piled up.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Requiring capabilities that aren't needed, such as heavy lifting for a desk job, creates unnecessary barriers.
—Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
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Ashton Jackson
lauren Shamo, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2025
While the case garnered global acclaim, Captain Terauchi was demoted to a desk job for ’embarrassing’ the airline, only to be reinstated later.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
As internal investigations conclude, officer faces a suspension, then termination
As Carson sat at his desk job, his discipline piled up.
—Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Requiring capabilities that aren't needed, such as heavy lifting for a desk job, creates unnecessary barriers.
—Kara Dennison, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 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 27 Oct. 2025.
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