I too, read the reviews and was worried about the shipping + assembly process. Guess I lucked out because all the pieces arrived correct and (mostly) intact (just had the slightest chip on the back corner of the big desk piece — hardly visible and doesn't bother me at all).

Assembly took me 2.5 hours, but that's because I accidentally flipped left and right twice and got pretty far without realizing my mistake. Be aware that L/R alignment matters a lot as you assemble! And the two final steps required two people to complete (attaching the main wooden table surface of the desk to the hutch, then settling the main piece + hutch on top of the supporting frame. Heavy!).

I really appreciate the depth of this desk, which allows me to have a comfortable laptop at a distance + USB keyboard + mouse set-up. I've been working from home with it for two days now, and it's quite sturdy.