Payroll Quotes

You all seem to forget that you work for me. This is a formality. I'm embarrassed to have you on my payroll, and offer a free steak dinner to anyone who thinks this tax won't pass. - Jamie King

Yet another survey of the economy is suggesting sustainable strength. Rates backed up a little because of this report, but you're treading water a bit because of payrolls data lurking on Friday. - Cary Leahey

Years from now, new benchmark revisions will come along and change the whole picture again -- which begs the question of how important these monthly payroll changes are. I think it's irresponsible to make too much of these reports. - Steven Wieting

Yeah, the rate held steady, but all the payroll stuff is extremely weak. To have 357,000 down and 108,000 down back to back is definitely a concern. - Mike Cloherty

With United Way our main way of fundraising, by far, is payroll deduction where a company's employees pledge a portion of their paycheck to us. - Alison King

With this jobless claims number, I don't know what the final figure would be, but some economists may have to revise their payrolls estimates. - Joe Francomano

With the rapid expansion of companies operating on a multinational basis, companies are going to face increasing challenges to build efficient and compliant payroll procedures and systems. Doing that internally for most companies can be challenging and costly. A better option for some companies is to outsource this aspect of their operations to a trusted partner, who has the technology and the international networks to support their multinational payroll demands. - Lisa Rowan

With revenue growth slowing, Ballmer has tried to squeeze more down to the bottom line to make the company more appealing to investors... Even the cuts that seem trivial have dampened morale. Just whisper the word 'towels' to any Microsoft employee, and eyes roll. Last year, Microsoft stopped providing a towel service for workers who used company locker rooms after bike rides or workouts. Employees who helped the company build its huge cash stockpile were furious. And don't even mention stock options. Employees long counted on them to bolster their salaries. Microsoft minted thousands of employee millionaires as the stock climbed 61,000% from its 1986 public offering to its peak in 2001. Now shares are trading exactly were they were seven years ago. Microsoft has doubled its payroll in that time, adding more than 30,000 new employees, not including attrition. That means more than half of Microsoft's employees have received virtually no benefit from their stock holdings. - Jay Greene

With recent growth, we were soon going to need an upgrade for our Sage MIP Fund Accounting product. The new product configuration gives us the freedom to grow without upgrading products and without fees. In addition, the new workflow navigator built into the latest version of Sage MIP Fund Accounting will make processing payroll even easier, and the new payroll reports will help our management and department heads stay on top of costs. - Connie Miller