stockroom

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He had dozens of jobs, including stockroom clerk, timekeeper, accountant and city inspector, as well as myriad positions in newspaper journalism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Rea said that at the time he was "meant to be developing my father's ice cream cafe into a global concern, but I spent all my time in the stockroom playing slide guitar".

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Affectionately known as “Mr. Bruce” by employees, he started his career in the Nordstrom stockroom and sales floor of the flagship Seattle location.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

If something gets lost at the back of a warehouse or buried in a stockroom, it’s shrink.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2023

I don’t see Charlie cleaning or restocking any of the shelves, so I figure he must be slacking off in the stockroom in the back.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon