Padma Lakshmi Quotes

I know there are, like, 12 rules for late night: a desk, a band. Will people take me seriously if I don't wear a tie?

When I first joined Google in October of 2005, I was warned that I shouldn't be offended if people were doing their e-mails while a meeting was going on.

The emergence of Casual Fridays has created a fine line of fashion ion dos and don'ts.

No one in my writers' room can wear sweatpants.

I thought that I'd have a briefcase-and-power-suit career.

I interned at 'Hamptons' magazine. I was 12. I walked around with a pad and was like, 'What do you guys want for lunch?' to all the people who worked there.

I have a couple of basses in my office. And I try to be courteous of my co-workers, but sometimes I get carried away and I crank up my amp and I rock out. It's kind of my stress reliever.

I have actually had to ask my supervisors not to curse in meetings or in general in the workplace.

I never worked in an office in my life.

I never get involved with the ladies I work with.

I'm a big proponent of young women dressing appropriately in the workplace to get ahead. We need to demand respect as women, and part of that involves how we present ourselves.

There was a policy at Hughes against drinking at lunch, but the men ignored it.

Nothing gets on other people's nerves at the office more than a whistler. And the sad part is, these whistlers don't know they're doing it. Someone should, tactfully, tell the whistler how much it disrupts the office environment.

You don't criticize your employer.

Jeans are never appropriate for business unless you are a artist or cowpuncher.

I spend more time in suits than anyone in the corporate world.

Just because the office is casual doesn't mean you shouldn't make an effort.

I wear mostly black Main Line or T… But the other day, the sun was shining so I wore blue jeans. It caused so much excitement in the office! People were literally coming up from the floor below and peering behind my desk saying; we hear you’re wearing blue jeans and we have to have a look

A man at his desk in a room with a closed door is a man at work. A woman at a desk in any room is available.

This is a job and we want to have fun. But it's a job and we should look like we're going to work.

You cannot thrash the person who makes you coffee. It's a rule somewhere.

If your boss gets drunk and offers to photocopy her posterior, do not helpfully suggest pressing reduce 75%.

Mr Lipwig, there's a lady in the hall to see you and we've thanked her for not smoking three times and she's still doing it!

When you were a kid, it [work in IBM] seemed like an awesome job. I'd get to go to work and have a briefcase. I loved how Dad wore a tie and got a car. I didn't know if all those things came together. I'd see my dad go off to work and we'd wait for him to come home, and we'd all be excited to see him.

Just as you would not permit a fellow employee to steal a piece of office equipment, you shouldn't let anyone walk away with the time of his fellow managers.