This is a great desk for A smaller office. It’s sturdy, and the file part is nice along with the drawers. The pull out file drawer is a little sticky. It does take A long time to put together.. 3 hours! The reason for 4 stars is many reviewers and questions were answered that the back is finished and can be faced out. Yes, it is “finished” yet the large and smaller silver screws used to put the back on and the desk together show. So if you ok with that, then yes, you can face the desk out!