Quotes about Employment
Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
— William McKinley
It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.
— Harry S. Truman
The best way to enjoy your job is to imagine yourself without one.
— Oscar Wilde
The richest people in the world build networks; everyone else is trained to look for work.
— Robert Kiyosaki
If the laborer gets no more than the wages which his employer pays him, he is cheated, he cheats himself.
— Henry David Thoreau
By the same token, as a remote worker, you shouldn't let employers get away with paying you less just because you live in a cheaper city. "Equal pay for equal work" might be a dusty slogan, but it works for a reason. If with regard to compensation you accept being treated as a second-class worker based on location, you're opening the door to being treated poorly on other matters as well.
— Jason Fried
The right time to hire is when there's more work than you can handle for a sustained period of time.
— Jason Fried
Some show their kindness to the poor by employing them in their kitchens. Would they not be kinder if they employed themselves there?
— Henry David Thoreau
Most single moms are very poor, uneducated, can't get a job, and if it weren't for government assistance, their kids would be starving to death and never have health care. And that's the story that we're not seeing, and it's unfortunate that we glorify and glamorize the idea of out of children wedlock.
— Mike Huckabee
I wanted to get a job being creative, and I did.
— Lady Gaga
Learn all about your industry and find out if people are making more money doing what you do somewhere else. If so, do all the things listed in number 5 below and get yourself a job at another company that pays better.
— Jen Sincero
Honest, simple work for young people is essential to their well-being.
— Jay Parini