This figure includes modestly paid workers at reception desks and in mail rooms, and it thus understates what senior bankers earn.

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The people behind their reception desks were given quite a lot of real money to sort out customers' problems, on the spot.

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With an optional anti-microbial keyboard for protecting against harmful bacteria, the notebook trio is ideal for deploying in shared environments such as schools, reception desks, and libraries.

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Transforming one of Boston's iconic hotels is no easy task, but the designers have magnificently welded a series of antique artworks with 21st-century furnishings such as modern lamps, a quartet of standalone reception desks and zigzag-lined carpeting.

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