- professional use
- Occasionally used by professionals describing resilience, 'desert crossing' metaphors for difficult business periods, or sustainability/climate work.
- post context
- Appears in posts about Middle Eastern business travel, environmental sustainability, or overcoming professional dry spells.
- appropriateness
- Generally appropriate; seen as a mild metaphor for tough periods or used in geographic/travel business contexts.
- comment use
- Dropped in comments on posts about dry markets, slow quarters, or barren job markets โ 'Q3 was literally ๐๏ธ for us'.