Quotes About Workplace

I went downtown to the courthouse pretty late at night, and arraignment court was on. You have these prosecutors and public defenders and judges and all of these people who are there on a Friday night at half past 12, and how can you expect people to bring their judgment and their best selves to their work at that kind of time?

No man goes before his time – unless the boss leaves early.

In 1890, nearly everyone died on the job, and if they lived long enough not to die on the job, the average age of retirement was 85.

No self-respecting small businessman with a brain in the right place would ever employ a lady of child-bearing age.

I didn't realize the age thing until I got hired and everybody was telling me I was f - -ing old.

The factory might have given us the millionfold productivity increases that yielded the Industrial Revolution, but it achieved those gains by chaining us to machines, deskilling the artisan and turning him into a cog in the factory, stripped of judgment and dignity and disconnected from the rhythms of his spirit and the world around him.

Limited government that protects rights and freedoms is another important ingredient. For example, it is government's job to protect property rights, keep markets as free and fair as possible, and oppose discrimination in the workplace.

This is an economic issue as well as an emotional one: In a survey of 10,000 employees from the 1,000 largest companies, 40% of workers cited "lack of recognition" as a key reason for leaving a job. This

increase an employee's productivity by one to two minutes a day, you've paid back the cost of wireless.

In a survey of 10,000 employees from the 1,000 largest companies, 40% of workers cited "lack of recognition" as a key reason for leaving a job.

Atlas Shrugged also brought into focus the many inefficiencies of the unionized labour system. I had a union job on the pipeline—which was exactly why I had so much time to read. But there were times in Alaska when I saw a simple task being performed by three people because the union required one guy to drive a machine, a different guy to flip a switch, and a third guy to make sure the machine didn't run out of gas.

Studies show that the number-one factor for engagement among non-management employees is their perception that they are heard at work.

If an organization wants innovation to flourish, the conversation needs to change from severance packages to retention bonuses.

Jerome described her as a waitress-translator, and Sylvie wondered why the women always have these hyphenated jobs? The men are all philosophers, artists, filmmakers." Kraus, Chris. Torpor (S.182)

Las peores organizaciones ofrecen un sueldo, pero espiritualmente están en bancarrota y son perfectamente incapaces de proporcionarnos la alegría, la satisfacción o la paz que encontramos, por ejemplo, en nuestras familias y tradiciones espirituales.

I used to work at McDonald's making minimum wage. You know what that means when someone pays you minimum wage? You know what your boss was trying to say? "Hey if I could pay you less, I would, but it's against the law.

nstead of running out of the office when her work was done, she'd gone to the ladies' room and taken her time, brushing the frizz out of her auburn hair, and (for once) paying attention to her makeup. It must have worked, because Junior, the bar's amiable, three-hundred-pound bouncer, nearly popped his uneven teeth when he saw her. "Marry me, Harper McClain," he pleaded. "I know I can make you happy." "I'm married to my job, Junior,

If you are a woman and you're assertive and you want to get the job done, you're a bitch. If you're a guy, you're just assertive.

If our legal counsel, Bob Rutherford, works for Satan, Satan should buy Bob a better toupee.

A positive workplace culture is built upon active civility among all employees and their colleagues, in words and in deeds. Another critical aspect of a positive workplace community is the active provision of social support, with people knowing they can turn to others for advice and help when they need it, and in turn providing that needed assistance to their colleagues. Mutual respect, responsiveness, and trust are essential for these mutually supporting behaviors to take place.

Thank you, Daniel, that is very good to know. But if staying here means working within 10 yards of you, frankly, I'd rather have a job wiping Saddam Hussein's arse.

I had been working there for several months [in New York], in that climate of intellectual openness which is so astonishing to an Australian...

I like driving cab. Receptionists, sales clerks, waitresses -- they all have to look pleasant all the time. I can snarl if I want. There ain't too many women who can do that. Maybe garment workers are allowed to snarl at their sewing machines. But women mostly have to look pleasant when they're fucking miserable, and smile when they're angry.

guided towards the writings of a 1930s Danish-Norwegian author, Aksel Sandemose, for a better understanding of how best to 'integrate' into the workplace in Denmark.