office worker

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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

Quynh Anh, a 24-year-old office worker in Ho Chi Minh City, said she might vote this year "because I have never done it before".

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

Kim Ji-hoon, a 29-year-old office worker, runs a YouTube channel and an Instagram account that posts AI-generated trot clips.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

When factories automated in the 1990s, an assembly-line employee could be retrained as an office worker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

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

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times