1.
desk work; office duty; indoor work
Work performed inside the office, as opposed to fieldwork or outside sales. Also refers to a person assigned to such duties.
今日は内勤の日だ。
Today is a desk work day.
内勤から外回りに異動になった。
I was transferred from office duty to outside sales.
内勤が中心なので、運動不足になりがちだ。
Since my work is mostly at a desk, I tend to not get enough exercise.
Used in workplace contexts to distinguish between people who work at their desks in the office and those who go out to meet clients or do fieldwork. Can function as a noun modifier: 内勤の社員 (office-based employees).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 内勤の仕事: desk/office work
- 内勤社員: office-based employee
- 内勤に異動する: to be transferred to office duty
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 外勤: outside work, fieldwork — the direct opposite of 内勤
- 外回り: outside rounds, visiting clients — similar to 外勤 but more colloquial
- デスクワーク: desk work — loanword, used more casually and not specific to job classification