He observed that this system led to risk-averse executives who faced no consequences and could expect jobs for life as long as they made no egregious missteps.

We expected jobs.

Expecting well-paying jobs that will enable them to send money home and eventually rejoin their families, they find themselves ruthlessly exploited and regimented like slaves.

At the same time many new young managers - at least 75,000 this year - will complete master of business administration degrees and enter the job market expecting good jobs.

But asked if he expected sales to pick up again and new jobs to return, he said he believed that the next decade would at least be tough.

We're not expecting high-paying jobs.

Howard Dean, the former Vermont governor seeking the Democratic nomination, said on Wednesday that he expected jobs to be the race's biggest issue.

An actor could earn a healthy living just on the stage, expecting regular jobs to come season after season.

Students are taught to expect jobs, benefits and services from the state.

For the second straight month, there was a decline in the number of respondents who said they expected jobs to rise in the months ahead.