Gallery: Here’s How Sad You Look When You Eat Lunch at Your Desk

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    Michael Brennan, managing director in high-yield bond sales at Citigroup, New York, sneaks a bite of chicken soup while on a call.
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    Amy Bloom, producer at Practical Magic in Sun Valley, CA, clenches a slice of pepperoni pizza between her teeth.
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    Attorney Louis R. Hernandez at Kirkland & Ellis in Chicago, IL, blindly reaches for a bag of potato chips as he pores over legal documents.
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    Mollie Tavel, accounts supervisor at Weber Shandwick in Chicago, IL, eats fettucini with meatballs at her desk.
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    David Mausolf uses his laptop as a food tray. He's having a healthy meal of salmon, tomatoes, broccoli, yogurt and honey.
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    Everette Rosenfeld licks his fingers after consuming a basket of ribs, a kale salad, and a Mountain Dew at his desk at CNBC in Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
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    Monica Vaccari is community manager of social media at Audible in Newark, NJ. She's having chicken-and-andouille soup and beignets for dessert.
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    Shivam Pappu, trader at Citigroup in New York, lunches on a salad with hummus and tahini with hot sauce at the ready.
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    Matt Lewis is the president of Practical Magic in Sun Valley, California. He scarfs down the last of a chicken kebab at a soundboard.
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    Samantha Brix is a senior copy writer at Havas Life New York. She has just taken a bite of kale salad with feta cheese, olives, beets and walnuts.
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    Dominic Chu is the markets reporter at CNBC in Englewood Cliffs, NJ. He shoves a forkful of leftover teriyaki stir-fry in his mouth .
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    Ashley Harrison, video editor, munches on shrimp étouffée as she works at her desk at Audible in Newark, NJ.
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    Daniel Logan, fellow at the Data Incubator Impact Hub in San Francisco, CA, chomps down on an enormous burrito without ever taking his eyes off the screen.
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    Dominick Sherry, an artist at Practical Magic in Sun Valley, California. He's eating sweet and sour chicken and fortune cookies.
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