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
How’s a desk jockey supposed to choose between health care and international law?
From Salon • Nov. 13, 2019
She starts out as Susan Cooper, a mousy, cheerful desk jockey at C.I.A. headquarters where, despite her training and her status as a full-fledged officer, she is ignored and belittled.
From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2015
