Meaning of desk job | Babel Free
Definitions
An employment position in which one remains mostly seated at a desk, performing routine office work.
Equivalents
Examples
“For 13 months in 1966 and '67 Corson served as commander of 3,500 men in 114 platoons spread⟳ out in hamlets across five provinces in South Viet Nam. . . . In 1968 Corson was reassigned to a desk job at the Pentagon.”
“"I really like⟳ working with the clients. Things break⟳, but I've always been handy. And it sure beats a desk job," he says.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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