Business and Employment: Employment, List 3

Even the fast-food joints in my neighborhood had a two-year waiting list for job applicants. Ready Player One: A Novel

“We want to reward our associates for their hard work and recognize them for the work that is in front of us.” The Washington Post

There were still a couple of other people to interview, they told Jesse, but he was a leading candidate. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho

Seventy-five people applied, and from those Zimbardo and his colleagues picked the 21 who appeared the most normal and healthy on psychological tests. The Tipping Point

I have a young employee, a new-hire fresh graduate who is such an eager beaver that he ends up doing a lot of things outside of his authority and job description. Business World

The bagels had begun as a casual gesture: a boss treating his employees whenever they won a research contract. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything

It was illegal for an employer to ask someone about their religion in a job interview. Proud

Most important, she now had a sponsor, a mentor willing to make her career and prospects for advancement his responsibility. Hidden Figures

“An estate like this must require a sizable staff. Housekeepers, gardeners, perhaps even stable personnel. How many do you employ?” Scythe

People don’t have bosses, they have sponsors — mentors — who watch out for their interests. The Tipping Point

The staff included Haitian doctors, nurses, a number of aides, and community workers, about 150 in all. Mountains Beyond Mountains

She tried hard, which impressed her supervisors, and was moved up quickly to the stitching work she loved. When I Was Puerto Rican

Their employment represented an expansion of the very idea of who had the right to enlist in the country’s scientific workforce. Hidden Figures

Like Dasch, he was ambitious, yearning for more power and success. Nazi Saboteurs

The strain and pressure of operating Bush Hill might have driven less dedicated individuals to give up or ask for replacements. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793

But Cowslip was encouraging and he was determined to keep up his position as the resourceful leader of the newcomers. Watership Down: A Novel

I resolve to be diligent with my tasks and not fall asleep when I say my prayers. In the Time of the Butterflies

I went back to work against doctors' orders because at the time I was indispensable at the factory. The Guardian

But offices provide an environment for collaboration, teamwork and plain old human contact that is an invaluable part of a successful company. The Guardian

In the ER, she’d tried to give the doctors the information they needed without seeming too knowledgeable, without making them suspect that she was an unlicensed midwife. Educated