Gallery: You Are Not a Unique Snowflake: Desk Jobs Suck Everywhere

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    Louis Quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Metal trader, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006.*
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Broker, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006.*
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Technical Support Officer (IT Department), customs, Santo Domingo, 2010.*
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    Louis Quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Marketing executive, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Dubai, 2008.*
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    Louis Quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Investment representative, online share brokers, Leeds, UK.*
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    ©louis quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Assistant architects, Chinese architecture design and research Institute, Beijing, China, 2011.*
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    ©louis quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Internal auditor, asset management firm, Phnom Penh, 2010.*
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    Louis Quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Team leader (with call center agent), call center, Cape Town, 2007.*
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    Louis Quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Prouction manager, visual merchandising and displays firm, New York, 2007.*
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Administration assistant, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Dubai, 2008.*
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    ©louisquail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Editor, daily newspaper, Berlin, 2008.*
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    Louis Quail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Call center agent, call center, Cape Town, 2007.*
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    ©louisquail
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Human resources officer, local government finance administration, Berlin, 2008.*
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    Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World

    *Sales assistant, real estate office, Beijing, China, 2011.*
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