Janet Yellen Quotes

When men are employed, they are best contented.

A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere.

I know people like to work for me, and quite a few have gotten rich working for me.

I pay people very, very well - probably more than I have to. But that costs me less money in the long run because I'm not having to constantly train somebody. I pay them enough that they don't go seeking a higher scale at the next restaurant.

it seems to me absolutely scandalous to try to set wage levels which wipe out jobs. I mean these are people who are not on the dole. They want to work and if you price them out of the market, its gonna be a lot worse for them and for the economy.

If we get a tax system that is competitive, we will hire people. When you hire people, you have to compete for labor. When you compete for labor, you drive wages.

Companies can't offer every employee a vertical rise through the ranks, and some employees' careers will level off. Without the prospects of further advancement, how do you keep these people satisfied throughout what might now be a longer working life? By providing them with an increased level of autonomy.

Home Depot has never hired one human being for minimum wage, not one. We have always paid a premium over minimum wage.

The principal problem facing our economy today is jobs.

When you ask people about what they enjoy doing, time spent with the boss is even worse than time spent cleaning the house. So this suggests that there are a lot of leaders out there who are not doing an adequate job.

If you're able to arrange a trial period with a new hire, do it. It will give both of you a chance to make sure the position is a good fit - and can help you avoid being in the awkward situation of wanting to fire someone three or four weeks in.

I have had the view that cutting wages is not the path to prosperity, and one of the great myths propagated about my attitude to industrial relations is that I believe in lower wages. I've never believed in lower wages. Never. Never believed in lower wages, I've never believed in lower wages as an economic instrument.

Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways.

I've learned the number one job of a pro manager is not to win championships but to keep their job.

Moreover, statistics can be deceiving: the growth of jobs in the US in the 90s was due to many part-time jobs, with no benefits and generally low pay.

Employers love cheap labor, but a country should train its own people.

We obviously would like to get unemployment as low as we possibly can.

Most people work just hard enough not to get fired and get paid just enough money not to quit.

I employ thousands of people, maybe 5,000 or 6,000. In my mind, they are all doing well. Because if they are not doing well in their minds, I'm not as strong as I could be.

There is a huge crisis of employment in America, in the Western world in general.

Why should you stay in one place and one country if they're not offering you a job? It doesn't make sense!

We Conservatives hate unemployment.

It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.

The best way to have your people be happy and satisfied is to earn the right to have them come back to work for you the next day, knowing that there are tons of other places.

You know, it cuts both ways... no one wants to lose a job, but everybody wants to work.