The mere proximity of the school to the Ryder campus could bring productivity gains to Ryder: When a parent has to attend a teacher conference, or watch his child's soccer game, he can be back at his desk in the space of just a few minutes.

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"It's important that your desk chair be at the proper height to reduce strain on your back, " he says.

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"It's important that your desk chair be at the proper height to reduce strain on your neck and back, " he says.

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Even those who stayed at the same desk could be disappointed, if their employer changed.

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And I had to be at my desk, at my office, with the first cup of coffee, a legal pad and write the first word at 5:30, five days a week.

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Generally the true number-crunching baseball intellectual can be found toiling away at a spreadsheet behind the scenes, not manning the anchor desk.

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While it may be tempting to meet with as many people for the benefit of networking, the time you get at your desk is extremely valuable.

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This breaking issue has the potential to be one of the first to arrive on the desk of the occupant of a newly created position at the White House -- the Deputy Assistant to the President for International Economics -- intended to report jointly to National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice and Economic Advisor to the President Lawrence Lindsay.

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While on the same headset, employees can take a call from their desk phone and the next from their cell phone as calls can be handled from both sources at the same time on the same headset.

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