[Vocabulary] Sitting work?

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Hello, everyone,
if your job involves a lot of sitting at your desk in the office, can it be called "a sitting work"? Or is there a different way to put it correctly?
 

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Hello, everyone,
if your job involves a lot of sitting at your desk in the office, can it be called "a sitting work"? Or is there a different way to put it correctly?

"sedentary"
 

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Hello, everyone,
if your job involves a lot of sitting at your desk in the office, can it be called "a sitting work"? Or is there a different way to put it correctly?

I would probably say, "I work sitting most of the day" or sitting could be implied by saying, "I work at my desk/work station most of the day".

 

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We can also say that someone has a desk job.
 

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I have a desk job.
I have a very sedentary job.
My job involves a lot of sitting down.


My job explains the size of my a*s! ;-)
 

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You could also use the expression "chained to my desk", but I wouldn't say that in front of your boss ;)
 

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Oh, so many ways to say it! Thank you!
 
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