Jay Samit Quotes

There are always good parts. They may not pay what you want, and they may not have as many days' work as you want, they may not have the billing that you want, they may not have a lot of things, but - the content of the role itself - I find there are many roles.

I probably was as bad as a security guard as I was as a tie salesman.

Everybody who works for Amblin Television has to do five jobs.

I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked.

In the business world and the volunteer world, each job has certain requirements that must be met in order for that job to be done properly and for that organization to survive and prosper.

I do my job in Type O Negative.

My employer was never at any time aware of anything in my past beyond the writing I did, because, frankly, it isn't relevant to the job I was asked to do, which was to be a reporter.

A lot of young people who I employ expect a raise after three months or expect not to have to put in more work than what's in their job description.

Get to know the job intimately that you're applying for. Don't just read the job description - study it and picture yourself performing every task required of you. When you interview, framing your responses so that you reveal your significant knowledge about the job gives you a massive advantage.

Although I receive a small salary from Apple, I do virtually no real work at the company.

I got a job to do on the field.

Everyone has to understand what the role is - what the role of the player is, the role of the coach is. You're hired to do something. You're paid to do something.

I have to justify my job every day.

No individual has a vested right to a job when that individual fails to perform adequately.

I fire very little because I try to be very careful when I select people. If you know how to select, you don't fire often.

The service leaders hire one out of 50 applicants, sometimes one out of 100, but they're very, very careful. You can't afford not to be extremely choosy when you hire.

Managers, regardless of salary, should not be allowed to earn or use comp time. They are expected to work as many hours as needed to get the job done - especially at these salary levels.

Well, normally we don't think all that hard about titles.

Selecting the right person for the right job is the largest part of coaching.

I'm very nervous about taking jobs. I always make sure that, if I'm going to work with somebody, that they really understand what it is that I want to do. I'd rather not take the job than be vague about how I'm going to do something and run into trouble later on. It's a hard thing to negotiate.

I do have trouble with titles.

As CEO, I had a standing 30-minute meeting every Monday to greet and connect with new hires.

So you want this fucking job.

That’s not my job.

I don't do a lot of things business-wise. For the most part, I focus on what my job is and do that.