Jean Chatzky Quotes

I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

I never would have given up my work to stay home.

I'm not taking maternity leave from 'Big Brother.' I e-mailed my boss over there this weekend and I said, 'Don't worry. I can still do the show!

As companies deal with the impact of technology and the incredible pace of change, they are fundamentally rethinking talent and family leave programs.

The women themselves say they're far more likely to care about flexibility. The men say, 'I'm far more likely to care about money.'

Finally, I told them I'd drop out of the management program if they'd give me an entry-level job in the newsroom for union wages, about fifty dollars a week.

I don't care where I have to go for work. I just care that it's a good project. That's what I want.

Salary negotiations shouldn't be limited to just salary. Salary pays your mortgage, but terms build your career.

I just want to work.

I was always very clear when I took some time out to start a family that I wanted to come back and get my teeth into something and of course I could not work for Toto or a competing manufacturer.

Where people work and their environment is becoming more and more important, especially for millennials.

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

What I don't underestimate is everybody's deal is different and everybody's deal makes it difficult. And so it is incumbent upon employers to create flexible work environments that allow people to fulfill their professional and personal lives in a way that works for themselves.

Work is like the rest of life. The best parts are free.

Yeah, well when I first started working, it was $5 a show; it was probably a little higher by the time I got to my own show, but I remember that they put me under contract at $100 a week, which to me was really an astronomical price.

I'm not a party person or someone who likes to sit and drink in clubs all night, and never really have been. I have a good time through work.

To be honest with you, I'd rather not be working. When you work, there are all sorts of deadlines and pressures. I like to do one thing and take my time to do the other one.

In order that people may be happy in their work, these three things are needed: They must be fit for it. They must not do too much of it. And they must have a sense of success in it.

Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families.

I can see my work as a job. I do it for money. I likely already look forward to the weekend on Thursdays. And I probably will need a hobby as a leveling mechanism. In a career, I'm definitely more engaged. But at the same time, there will be periods when I think, 'Is all that really hard work really worth my while?'

A good job is more than just a paycheck. A good job fosters independence and discipline, and contributes to the health of the community. A good job is a means to provide for the health and welfare of your family, to own a home, and save for retirement.

At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

I'm not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed.

But most is all to do with work. There are aspects of work that are enjoyable, that you could call a hobby.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so.