Quotes tagged ‘Jobs’

“You’ll be getting questions related to the job, your experience, and you won’t be thinking as introverted as you might be thinking you are. And in reality, that’s the purpose of the question being asked by the interviewer.”

— Patrick Algrim, algrim.co

“Jonah Peretti, the co-founder and CEO of BuzzFeed, has said in the past that he doesn't think unions are 'right' for the company.”

— Tom Kludt, An Phung, cnn.com

“Everybody who has a job is just a slave.”

— Gaspar Noé, Oscar, Nathaniel Brown, imdb.com

“As long as employment is treated like a coveted prize, it’ll always be personal.”

— Sarah Hagi, hazlitt.net

“If valuing money over time is making us sad and paranoid, how do we stop?”

— Charlotte Cowles, thecut.com

“It’s maybe the worst feeling in the world to wake up and know you have an incredible job, but also know you’re not meant to be doing it.”

— Erin La Rosa, erinlarosacreative.com

“I am about to do something very bold in this job that I've never done before... try.”

— Lee Eisenberg, Gene Stupnitsky, Anthony Q. Farrell, Jim Halpert, John Krasinski, imdb.com

“Work the volunteer gig that makes you happy, and eat lots of ramen. Consider it an investment in the future. If that’s not working for you, you can always go back to being a working stiff.”

— Cheryl Strayed, therumpus.net

“Such financial anxiety is common among millennials, a generation that came of age in the midst of the 2008 financial crisis.”

— Gaby Del Valle, melmagazine.com

“And then, one day, I remember going to the supermarket here in Delaware, and there was a family in front of me, a father and a couple of kids. He had put back a bunch of grapes because they were five dollars a bunch and he couldn't afford it. It was this turning point. I just realized that I wasn't…”

— Lisa Blunt Rochester, elle.com

“In the end, our ability to keep and grow jobs in my community, and in this nation, is directly related to our ability to provide a skilled workforce.”

— Derek Kilmer, ncsl.org

“Mostly all I remember is needing to pee.”

— Lauren Hough, huffingtonpost.com

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun, and—SNAP—the job's a game!”

— Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews, imdb.com

“Your team is there because they believe in what you’re doing, and they’re tied to it emotionally.”

— Jen Gotch, girlboss.com

“It’s true that sometimes a perfectly good manager will assign something and not realize until it’s turned in that they needed to be clearer. That happens to all of us! But when it does, the manager needs to figure out that’s happened and correct it.”

— Alison Green, askamanager.org

“Zoey Barkow: I just want you to know, I think it's super great that I'll be with you all day. I can tell you're somebody who, you know, lives the job, and that's totally me. Totally... Jackie Peyton: OK, a quick question. Zoey Barkow: Sure. Jackie Peyton: Shut up. Zoey Barkow: Is that the question?”

— Liz Brixius, Linda Wallem, Evan Dunsky, Jackie Peyton, Edie Falco, imdb.com

“Trust me when I tell you that when I went on a date with the hostess of the Italian restaurant that I bussed tables at in college — only to later find out that the girl was the daughter of the owner — I’d not only written my resignation letter, but I also thought I was going to be whacked.”

— Andrew Fiouzi, melmagazine.com

“Since electing its first secretary-general in 1946, the UN has yet to see a woman lead the intergovernmental organization. The UN has had nine secretaries-general, including Kofi Annan and Boutros Boutros-Ghali.”

— Rachel Gillett, businessinsider.com

“We’re gonna do our jobs. And we’re gonna keep doing them until someone makes us stop.”

— Tracey Rice, Patrick Cunnane, Tom Kirkman, Kiefer Sutherland, imdb.com

“Yes, we're tired. Yes, there is no relief. Yes, the Cylons keep coming after us time after time after time. And yes, we are still expected to do our jobs!”

— Ronald D. Moore, Colonel Saul Tigh, Michael Hogan, imdb.com