Gavin MacLeod Quotes

One of the biggest problems women have is they work really hard and put their heads down and assume hard work gets noticed. And hard work for the wrong boss does not get noticed. Hard work for the wrong boss results in one thing - that boss looks terrific, and you get stuck.

I waited and worked, and watched the inferior exalted for nearly thirty years; and when recognition came at last, it was too late to alter events, or to make a difference in living.

You want good ratings, you want people to like the show, you want to be appreciated for the hard work you put in. You don't always get it. Every show is not beloved.

It does not matter whether I am in Hong Kong or Sao Paolo - people always want to talk about toxic bosses and what to do about them.

I started out as a juggler, so I know what it means to spend eight hours a day, seven days a week practicing something that people just dismiss with a wave of hand.

I think 'Dilbert' will remain popular as long as employees are frustrated and they fear the consequences of complaining too loudly. 'Dilbert' is the designated voice of discontent for the workplace. I never planned it that way. It just happened.

I think sometimes when I go to make a move on something, people try to disqualify any talent that I have or any hard work that I've done.

'9 to 5 the Musical' is perfect for anyone that's ever wanted to string up their boss, which is almost all of us.

They're not willing to admit that I've also shed blood and tears and often paid dearly for my success. This makes me feel extremely sad.

People in the BBC are always dying to get out of their open-plan offices.

You are treated like a cog in a machine. The director might be obsessing so much with the stunts that he doesn't notice your performance, and the producer may just be an insane money man, but I have no snobbery about the movies.

I'm just used to working harder than everybody and other people taking the credit.

The fact that there has to be a man behind my success when I genuinely have worked so hard is frustrating.

The last thing I'd ever want to see is another manager being sacked. I certainly don't like the phrase 'sacking season.'

Punishment for doing your job well is an unparalleled professional pressure.

Every director, actor, and even producer gets angry on the sets. Why am I the only one being singled out for losing my cool or being talked about vis-a-vis my anger?

Believe me when you are part of the Bollywood world, you are always under the dark clouds of stress as work life is very unpredictable here and competition keeps getting hard with every passing day.

I never told anyone how unhappy I was because I was also grateful I had a job versus so many people that didn't. I did not think I was allowed to be miserable, but I was overworked, sleep-deprived and just lost.

I was drafted way later than I should have been, and all that shows me is people don't see my true value.

There's at least one person on every team that everyone likes to make fun of.

On a personal level, the 'Young Apprentice' schedule is very long. The children needed long breaks so the sheer amount of time it took made it tougher. There was a lot more hanging around. But as a show, championing young people and promoting young people who are willing to have a go, I thought it was great.

Even though we were selling more records than a lot of pop acts, we were being treated like the redheaded stepchildren.

It may be that you will be happiest in the rat race; perhaps, like me, you are basically a rat.

Effort is grossly underrated.

Do not expect to be acknowledged for what you are, much less for what you would be; since no one can well measure a great man but upon the bier.