desk jockey

Example Sentences

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He figured this would be his career path: a white-collar desk jockey trying to help companies squeeze profits from the system.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2023

Seth is a by-the-book desk jockey; Bud ignores the rules when they interfere with undead evisceration.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

In the first episode, the TVA paperwork clerk can be seen playing solitaire on his tiny orange-hued monitor, and you get the feeling he isn’t the only desk jockey running games on their work computer.

From The Verge • Jul. 13, 2021

Here’s what I can confirm about this latest incarnation of Clancy’s superhero desk jockey: John Krasinski acquits himself nicely.

From Salon • Aug. 25, 2018

And while he longed to be a general, he was happier wielding a joystick than working as a desk jockey.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2015