The Importance of Having a Desk

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Not everybody at the Economist has their own office. You can't feel as comfortable if you don't know where you're going to sit. I actually think for me, having my own desk would be what dreams are made of. In solidarity with colleagues who have to move every day, perhaps against their will, why don't we swap chairs? See you back here tomorrow.

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