office worker

Example Sentences

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The average office worker spends roughly 28% of the workweek reading and answering email, according to a 2012 study.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She was a retired former post office worker living in one of the poorest districts in the country near Hungary’s eastern border with Romania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"Sometimes you miss stuff or sometimes you write stuff down wrong or forget stuff. I'd need a full-time office worker doing the paperwork to get it perfect every time."

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

“I’m not cutting spending to zero,” said Li Wenming, a 34-year-old office worker in Shanghai.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

Wilson, a Consolidated Edison office worker, was feeling a little bloated.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times