A corner office is an

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that is located in the corner of a building. Corner offices are considered desirable because they have windows on two exterior walls, as opposed to a typical office with only one window or none at all (windowless offices occupying a corner of a building are therefore not typically considered "corner offices"). As corner offices are often given to the most senior executives, the term primarily refers to top management positions or the "C-Suite", such as the

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(CEO),

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(COO), or

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(CFO). In organizations which do not use this corporate hierarchy, such as law firms and political parties, the corner office generally refers to the most senior partners or officials who are involved with

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Uses

* ''Corner Office'', in

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, is a term used in the press as a

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for the state's

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, based on the location of the governor's official office on the third floor of the state house; it corresponds to the usage of "governor's mansion" in other states or "the

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" for the federal executive branch, but Massachusetts does not provide its governor with an official residence. *

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's show Kudlow & Company has a recurring segment entitled "The Corner Office," in which various corporate executives are profiled. * ''

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s Law Blog runs a series titled "Associate Advice from the Corner Office" where top executives in legal firms give tips to recent graduates. *

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radio program has a recurring segment, ''Conversations from the Corner Office'', which interviews CEOs from companies in various sectors. * Richard Conniff has written a book titled ''Ape in the Corner Office'' in which he applies theories from

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and

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to concepts of management in workplaces. * ''Corner Office Bedroom'' is a song by PlayRadioPlay!. * The law-drama '' Suits'' makes numerous references to the corner office, highlighting the prestige having one conveys.E.g. s08e13.

Notes

References

* Frankel, Dr Lois P. Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office: 101 Unconscious Mistakes Women Make That Sabotage Their Careers. Business Plus, 2004. * Conniff, Richard. The Ape in the Corner Office: Understanding the Workplace Beast in All of Us. Crown Business, 2005. * Slater, Dan. "Associate Advice from the Corner Office." The Wall Street Journal Law Blog, 28 Apr 2008. * Leonhardt, David. "Who's in the Corner Office?" The New York Times, 27 Nov 2005. .
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