Quotes about Workplace

Life's too short to be working with divas.

Very, very few people actually have long stretches of uninterrupted time at an office.

Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.

It's like, the front door of the office is like a Cuisinart, and you walk in, and your day is shredded to bits because you have 15 minutes here, 30 minutes there, and something else happens, you're pulled off your work, then you have 20 minutes, then it's lunch, then you have something else to do.

If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?

[Facebook and Twitter] aren't the real problems in the office. The real problems are what I like to call the M&Ms, the Managers and the Meetings.

Forcing everyone into the office every day is an organizational SPoF.

You can't credibly promote the virtues of reasonable hours, plentiful rest, and a healthy lifestyle to employees if you're doing the opposite as the boss.

Motivation is pivotal to healthy lives and healthy companies. Make sure you're minding it.

Following group chat at work is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. It's completely exhausting.

Stress is passed from organization to employee, from employee to employee, and then from employee to customer.

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.