Gallery: You Are Not a Unique Snowflake: Desk Jobs Suck Everywhere
Louis Quail01Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Metal trader, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006.*
02Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Broker, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006.*
03Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Technical Support Officer (IT Department), customs, Santo Domingo, 2010.*
Louis Quail04Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Marketing executive, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Dubai, 2008.*
Louis Quail05Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Investment representative, online share brokers, Leeds, UK.*
©louis quail06Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Assistant architects, Chinese architecture design and research Institute, Beijing, China, 2011.*
©louis quail07Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Internal auditor, asset management firm, Phnom Penh, 2010.*
Louis Quail08Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Team leader (with call center agent), call center, Cape Town, 2007.*
Louis Quail09Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Prouction manager, visual merchandising and displays firm, New York, 2007.*
10Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Administration assistant, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Dubai, 2008.*
©louisquail11Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Editor, daily newspaper, Berlin, 2008.*
Louis Quail12Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Call center agent, call center, Cape Town, 2007.*
©louisquail13Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Human resources officer, local government finance administration, Berlin, 2008.*
14Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Sales assistant, real estate office, Beijing, China, 2011.*
Louis Quail15Desk Job - Office life Around the World
*Proprietry Trader, commodities, financial futures & options brokers, London.*
©louis quail16Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Architect Partner, Architectural Design and Planning firm, Beijing, 2011.*
Louis Quail17Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Call center agent, call center, Cape Town, South Africa.*
Louis Quail18Desk Job - Office life Around the World
Accountant, commodities, financial futures and options trading firm, London 2006.
Louis Quail19Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Human Resources Director, aluminium manufacturing foundry, Cape Town 2007.*
Louis Quail20Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*IT Worker, online share brokers, Leeds 2007.*
©louisquail21Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Designers, design department, Berliner Kurier, Berlin.*
Louis Quail22Desk Job - Workers at their Desks Around the World
*Receptionist, IT outsourcing provider, Moscow 2004.*
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