assigned desks
[əˈsaɪnd dɛsks]
noun phrasepl: assigned desks
carteiras atribuídas / mesas designadas / postos de trabalho designados
1. Desks or workstations that have been officially allocated to specific individuals in an office, school, or other institutional setting
Each employee has assigned desks in the open office layout.
Cada funcionário tem carteiras atribuídas no layout do escritório aberto.
2. Fixed seating arrangements where individuals are designated to particular desk locations
Students found their assigned desks on the first day of class.
Os alunos encontraram suas carteiras designadas no primeiro dia de aula.
In Brazil, assigned desks are traditional in educational settings and hierarchical corporate structures. In the USA and modern tech companies, there's a trend toward 'hot desking' (flexible workspaces), making assigned desks less common in innovative companies but still standard in traditional corporate and government offices.
NYC Slang
your spot / your desk
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