24 quotes found
“When an employee truly understands the meaning of his work and gets recognition for his efforts he performs the best.”
“Life ups the self-esteem of a low-paid man by giving him things that the high-paid man that he envies cannot buy (intellect, looks, sex appeal, etc.).”
“Work is a vehicle with which man chases some fleeting destination called a full tummy.”
“The difference between an Employer and an Employee is that as payday approaches, the Employee is full of hope and expectation while the Employer is full of fear and trepidation”
“Job tip: If you were the employer, what kind of person would you most desire as an employee? Be that person.”
“Employers are at their happiest on Mondays. Employees are at their happiest on Fridays.”
“Weekends are lifes gift to those who hate their jobs.”
“Absolute freedom is an illusion. For while an employed man might be free from starvation, he is a slave to his employer's financial aspirations, and, working-hours.”
“Working overtime is an underpaid mans salvation.”
“Retirement is a stage where an employer discards an employee that he cannot exploit further.”
“Back then, work revolved around life. Today, life revolves around work.”
“If working-hours were natural, then employed men would only get erections between 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. during the week.”
“Employees leave where they work. Employers live where they work.”
“Playing Solitaire is a non-smoking employees smoke break.”
“An employee is sheep. His employer is the shepherd. His salary is grass.”
“Technical expertise is only a tiny portion of what it takes to be a successful employee and, particularly, a successful leader.”
“Speaking less and doing more says more.”
“Most employees dont really want to be highly-paid; they just want to earn more than their peers, and, more importantly, more than their neighbours.”
“The industrial age was not about craftspeople trading peer to peer. It was about stopping that. You weren't supposed to be a craftsperson, you were supposed to be an employee.”
“In the movies, the writer is just the servant, the employee.”
