Logo - Feel The Words

Staff Quotes

From employees to an old wooden staff.

Most of these staff quotes concern the workplace, defending employees against the demeaning 'McJob' label and stressing the need to hire, retain and develop the best staff.

We have to hire, retain, and develop the best staff.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

The McJob tag is misleading, and demeaning to our staff and franchisees.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

I told my staff that I'm so boring that I didn't even know I was boring.

Quotes by Rob Portman

I'm not a good katana user, bo staff user.

Quotes by Jessica Henwick

Always Quotes

Fortune is the rod of the weak, and the staff of the brave.

Quotes by James Russell Lowell

I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.

Quotes by Jack Adams

When cutting staff at the Pentagon, don't eliminate the thin layer that assures civilian control.

Quotes by Donald Rumsfeld

I've always been the staff person.

Quotes by Diana Taylor

I was Guy Molinari's chief of staff.

Quotes by Dan Donovan

Been Quotes

All of the men on my staff can type.

Quotes by Bella Abzug

Frequently Asked Questions

Does 'staff' always mean employees in these quotes?
No, while most quotes discuss workplace staff and hiring, one uses 'staff' in its older sense as a wooden weapon, referring to a bo staff in martial arts.
Why do people search for quotes about staff or employees?
Business owners and managers often want language for talking about hiring, retaining and valuing employees, especially pushing back against dismissive labels for service jobs.
Is there a quote defending workers in service jobs?
Yes, one directly objects to the 'McJob' label as misleading and demeaning to staff and franchisees, defending the dignity of that kind of work.
What does the proverb about fortune and a staff mean?
It contrasts a 'rod' for the weak with a 'staff' for the brave, using the old image of a walking staff as a symbol of support that courage can lean on.
What other quote themes relate to this page?
Explore best quotes and always quotes for more on hiring well and consistent effort.

Older, more literal uses appear too, like the martial arts sense of a bo staff, and a proverbial line calling fortune 'the staff of the brave,' extending the word well beyond office work.