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
Synonyms / Sinônimos
designated desksallotted desksallocated workstationsfixed seating
Antonyms / Antônimos
hot deskingunassigned seatingflexible workstationsopen seating

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
carteiras atribuídas / mesas designadas
Most common in educational and corporate contexts
Rio de Janeiro
postos de trabalho designados
More formal corporate usage
São Paulo
mesas atribuídas / estações de trabalho designadas
Common in tech and corporate environments
Portugal
secretárias atribuídas / mesas designadas
Uses 'secretária' for desk in formal contexts

Related Words

workstationcubicleoffice spaceseating arrangementdesk allocation

Related Idioms & Phrases

claim your desk
stake your territory
have a place at the table
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