Quotes tagged ‘Employment’

“If employees feel there is something happening that's illegal, unethical or against their strongly held values, they feel the need to tell someone. Whether they leak it or tell someone who leaks it, people talk about it more. It's a shame how long it's taken to get it all out there; now it's like de…”

— David Lassman, Annie Gaus, thestreet.com

“Baby: Your tattoo says 'hat'? JD: Yeah, it used to say 'hate'. But to increase my chances of employment I had the E removed. Baby: How's that working out for you? JD: Who doesn't like hats?”

— Edgar Wright, J.D., Lanny Joon, imdb.com

“You know what the weirdest part about having a job is? You have to be there every day, even on the days you don't feel like it.”

— Lena Dunham, Jessa Johansson, Jemima Kirke, imdb.com

“Just get a job? Why don’t I strap on my job helmet, and squeeze down into a job cannon, AND FIRE OFF INTO JOBLAND, WHERE JOBS GROW ON JOBBIES?!!!”

— Charlie Day, David Hornsby, Charlie Kelly, Charlie Day, imdb.com

“What would you do if an interviewer didn't show up?”

— Lillian Childress, fastcompany.com

“A job with the New York Yankees! This has been the dream of my life ever since I was a child, and it's all happening because I'm completely ignoring every urge towards common sense and good judgment I've ever had. This is no longer just some crazy notion. Jerry, this is my religion.”

— Andy Cowan, Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

“Would you believe my luck? The first time in my life I have a good answer to the question, ‘What do you do?’ and I have a girlfriend. I mean, you don't need a girlfriend when you can answer that question. That's what you say in order to get girlfriends. Once you can get a girlfriend, you don't want…”

— Peter Mehlman, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

“It's not so much the looking as the listening. I listen for work. And as I'm looking and listening I am also looking. You can't discount looking. It's sort of a combination. It's looking and listening, listening and looking. But you must look.”

— Larry David, George Costanza, Jason Alexander, imdb.com

“As if having a job is self-evidently a good thing, no matter how dangerous, demanding or demeaning it is... Shitty jobs for everyone won’t solve any social problems we now face.”

— James Livingston, aeon.co

“There’s not enough work to go around, and what there is of it won’t pay the bills – unless of course you’ve landed a job as a drug dealer or a Wall Street banker, becoming a gangster either way.”

— James Livingston, aeon.co

“The best strategy for a job interview is to be fairly honest, because the worst thing that can happen is that you won't get the job and will spend the rest of your life foraging for food in the wilderness and seeking shelter underneath a tree or the awning of a bowling alley that has gone out of bus…”

— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com