Sentences with phrase «only took the job»

If he'd have only taken his job seriously enough to WORK ON HIS CRAFT, he'd still be on the team because he's a monster athlete.

I hate insurance and only took the job with the hopes of switching to a better position.

Rodriguez later said that she only took the job because she had been promised the line would find a buyer willing to grow it.

At first he does it willingly, only taking jobs he's comfortable with, but as the game progresses he needs the job just as much as the clients need him.

I can just imagine that he only took that job because times are tough with the economic crisis and all.

Honestly, while intrigued, I only took the job because it paid more than waiting tables at the local pub where I was working.

It is very important that you follow the instructions given because employers will know those who have paid close attention to what they are asking from their candidates, and it will show them those candidates who are not really determined and are only taking their job advertisement for granted.

Maybe you only took the job to get by until that fantastic, once - in - a-lifetime role came along.

If you only know how to look for a job using OLD conventional, outdated ways in this knowledge economy (or would only take jobs based on your conventional outdated mindset), the answer is, «Yes, your degree really counts for nothing.

Not exact matches

The facts: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are currently 50,800 coal mining jobs in the United States — only 800 of which have been added since January, when Trump took office.

Harley Finkelstein, Chief Platform Officer of Canada's tech darling Shopify, took on a second job this year as a judge on CBC's Next Gen Den, the web - only version of the hit show Dragon's Den, featuring younger entrepreneurs and riskier deals.

My colleague Maria Pergolino pointed out that when people say they are a thought leader they are saying they take the time to help others by not only doing a great job but also making an effort to package it up via blogs, presentations, etc., so other people can learn.

Only 46 percent of people polled by PwC believe A.I. «will harm people by taking away jobs.»

If you take away their ability to change and improve things because you're only comfortable with the status quo, this makes them hate their jobs.

Only a year ago, with sales at his filtration - and - fluid - handling - products company doubling every year, Roesner decided to take a drastic step in response to the job glut: he sold his company.

But Bill informed the large retailer that he was too busy and would only be able to take on a set number of jobs per week.

Again, not only can it take you out of a stressful mindset, it can boost the skills you need to deliver at your job.

Making the time and taking the time to listen closely is not only smart business; it's the safest way to proceed because no one ever listened themselves out of a job.

But it took only a few minutes on Ubuntu's extensive and well - organized online forums — you'll find much the same for most major distributions of Linux — to get a simple, step - by - step recipe for the job.

Essential oils not only help improve job performance but health, meaning employees are less likely to take sick time.

Not only will it take a long time, Loschiavo says, «you can expect it to be a full - time job during the funding process.»

In a results - only work environment, the only thing you can take away from somebody is their job, because they're not producing results.

But when Laudien's broker took a job with Canaccord in 2006, he saw no reason not to follow his investment adviser (a term he now only uses loosely).

Automation is making headway on Wall Street, taking on even complex, difficult jobs that only humans could perform not long ago.

From there, she took a job at Trump Tower, only to be brought on board to work on Trump's campaign not one year later, quickly becoming his press secretary on the campaign trail.

Yet that repair job will take only «two or three days,» according to the source, and block - four testing will soon resume.

A credible but little - known candidate, Expedia's Dara Khosrowshahi, takes the top job — only to be forced to reveal a massive hacking attack the company had previously covered up.

Research shows that taking short breaks at regular intervals throughout the day not only keeps you healthier, but it also helps you refocus on the job at hand.

I began on the path to making a real difference in my professional life only after I decided I would not take the crumbs the government doles out through unemployment benefits and would get a job no matter what I had to do.

Sprint's new CFO Tarek Robbiati has only been on the job for two months, but he's already taking jabs at competitor T - Mobile.

«Certainly working moms are kind of the most visible, but it's a misconception that that's the only audience that's interested... Both working moms and dads, and also people with health issues, or who are [taking care of] people with health issues, people who live in rural or locally depressed economies, military spouses, people who want to travel, and certainly millennials «-- are just some of the categories of people seeking job flexibility.

Although he's got his work cut out for him, he took time out during his first week back on the job to talk not only about big - picture industry issues, but what he did with his personal time in recent months when he was barred from working for Zillow.

Taking on a side gig during the holidays seems like it would only add stress, but there are a number of reasons why a side job can help during the holidays.

Interestingly, self - employed people tend to work longer hours only to earn less, suggesting that traditional jobs are under - delivering on what employees want to such a degree that many are willing to take pay cuts in order to get them.

Only by the Fed muting both inflation and inflationary expectations can households, businesses and governments make the decisions and take the steps that create jobs, profits and the steady rise in output from which everyone in our society benefits.

Uber's competitive side took a tragic turn last summer, when engineer Joseph Thomas killed himself after only five months on the job.

Often, my 55 minutes in Pure Barre was the only time I didn't feel like a job search was taking over my life.

The blue pill will take you back to your cozy desk job coding for the man, and the red pill might lead you to insomnia induced by ideas of how to turn your startup into a real company using only your laptop combined with some technical and marketing skills, and a realistic gameplan to pull it off.

«Beth Comstock of GE, who is on the board of Nike, told me that given the reality of our jobs, you can only take one public board seat with the time commitment and demands of our current careers.

It didn't everywhere Lots of places in the US you can buy a great house for less than it sold for in 2000 The only problem is either the taxes are too high or the job market is terrible Take the Raleigh / Durham area in NC Housing market is good but go a half hour outside the triangle area and there are lots of inexpensive homes available

While the unions anticipate job cuts, National Bank senior economist Krishen Rangasamy said the Canadian economy as a whole will only take a modest hit.

Queen's Park watchers expect MacLeod would take a run at the PC leadership, if only to raise her profile for the next time the job comes open.

When you take into account the low cost of printing or photocopying flyers, you only have to gain one or two cleaning jobs from a flyer drop and the campaign will have paid for itself many times over.

I think Stumpf has done a terrible job managing this situation (both before it became public and especially in recent days by reluctantly (only after being prodded) taking responsibility for the situation).

Furthermore, going from physically interacting with at least 30 people a day at my old job to only speaking with a couple of folks to nobody a day is a let down that takes time getting used to.

As for gay people — the only thing you think they are destroying is the sanctity of marriage — and they don't even need to be involved in that conversation — straight people are doing a good enough job in that department (50 % divorce rate)... marriage is taking a hit in the respectability department... but it's not because of gay people.

and in 15 years at my job, there won't be another opening in my old group another 6 years, when X retires (and NOBODY will take X's job, we know better), at 15 years there still remains only about 2 people with less seniority.

But our obedience will be called for, not only in major decisions — what job to take, where to live and serve, whom to marry or not to marry — but in dozens of daily opportunities to do what is clearly God's will: to seek justice, to be merciful, to put others before ourselves.

They not only welcomed me, and treated me like a valuable person right from the start, but they got me through two of the hardest years of my life, when I had to leave the job I had to take 10 and a half weeks post op from my second open heart surgery in less than a year, (couldn't get disability) and try one more time to get SSDI.

And there are increasing numbers of Christian businesspeople who are taking this challenge seriously and seeking not only to create jobs but to do so in ways that genuinely liberate other people's talents, without long - term ties.