“We preach free enterprise capitalism. We believe in it, we give our lives in war for it, but the closest most of us come to profiting from it are a few miserable shares of stock in a company that doesn't pay large enough dividends to keep a small mouse in cheese. The truth is, most of us are job serfs. At a time when invested capital returns 20 to 30 percent, we have no capital. We only have our wages and salaries, and a debt so high that something like 20c on every dollar we earn is spent to pay off what we owe.” GivingBelieveWarEnoughWisdomJobsPoliticsPayCompanyEconomyOur LivesShareReturnTruth IsPercentCapitalismDollarsDebtMiserableLiberalismEnterpriseClosestCheeseMiceWagesSalaryDividendsFree EnterpriseSerfs Book:Left at the post Source: Left at the post
“When a big company lays you off, they often give you a year's salary to 'go pursue a dream.' If you're stupid, you panic and get another job. If you're smart, you take the money and use the time to figure out what you want to do next.” IfsWantGivingYearsUseDreamBigsJobsNextCompanyStupidFiguresSmartLaysWhat You WantPursuePanicSalaryBig CompaniesYou Re Stupid Author:Bruce Schneier
“We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.” PeopleGivingYearsAsksCompanyBlowCreditRidiculousCeoSalaryHornsYacht Author:Adora Svitak
“Don't be afraid of imperilling your health by giving a few extra hours to the company that pays your salary!” GivingHoursPayCompanyExtrasSalary Book:Succeeding With What You Have Source: Succeeding With What You Have