Welcome to our Employee Quotes page, where we celebrate the voices and experiences of the incredible individuals who make up the heart and soul of any organization. Employees are the driving force behind a company’s success, and their perspectives, insights, and wisdom are invaluable. Here, we have gathered a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking quotes from employees across various industries, shedding light on the unique challenges, triumphs, and lessons that come with being part of a dynamic workforce.
These quotes capture the essence of what it means to be an employee, from the everyday joys and frustrations to the profound moments of growth and fulfillment. Whether you’re an HR manager looking for employee recognition ideas or simply seeking inspiration, you’ll find a wealth of sentiments here that resonate with the work, dedication, and passion that employees bring to their roles. Feel free to explore, copy, or use these quotes to create visually appealing content for your team, as we believe that sharing these words of wisdom can foster a stronger sense of unity and motivation within any organization. Now, without further ado, let’s dive into the world of Employee Quotes below
An employee who’s one of hundreds, rather than one of a few, is unlikely to feel personally responsible for helping the organization adapt and change. Gary Hamel
The house wife is an unpaid employee in her husband’s house in return for the security of being a permanent employee. Germaine Greer
I don’t believe that employers should have access to an employee’s private passwords, including Facebook. Larry Bucshon
To make money I picked up work as a busboy, valet parker, skateboard shop employee. David Spade
Just because an employee does things differently doesn’t mean he or she won’t do the job right or as well. If you establish expectations of the goal and the standards to follow, then methodology shouldn’t be an issue. Harvey Mackay
The journey from employee to entrepreneur was a complex and taxing one for an immigrant like me. Ruchi Sanghvi
My father worked in a post office and never made probably more than $8,000 a year as an employee of the post office, so when people can rise up from very modest circumstances and do well economically, I think that’s a good thing about America, and we should encourage that kind of activity. David Rubenstein
I first learned of the value of employee stock ownership plans while representing Louisiana’s 3rd congressional district, home of employee-owned Acadian Ambulance. Charles Boustany
So, being a good man is not an exam or a qualification, it changes, and it incorporates being a good friend, a good father, a good employee, a good boss, a good neighbour and a good citizen. A. A. Gill
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, an employee, a student, a homemaker, a writer, it’s time to start forgetting about all the ways the world has promised you safety and comfort. James Altucher
By putting the employee first, the customer effectively comes first by default, and in the end, the shareholder comes first by default as well. Richard Branson
If an employee told you he had the flu, you’d send him home. If an employee told you he was feeling anxious, you’d probably tell him to get back to work. But the emotion is just as contagious as a flu virus. Chip Conley
Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table. James Levine
San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans. Gavin Newsom
An employee’s motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager. Bob Nelson
Pride adversely affects all our relationships – our relationship with God and His servants, between husband and wife, parent and child, employer and employee, teacher and student, and all mankind. Ezra Taft Benson
Many corporate leaders and employees have the right intentions, but it can be overwhelming when you consider how everything is affected from leadership styles, to organizational structure, to employee engagement, to customer service an marketplace. Simon Mainwaring
A businessman admits that he ‘let go’ an employee because he was a Sunni Muslim. You simply have to look after yourself, he explains. I am shocked, like a good Westerner should be. Robert Fisk
Writing screenplays is not my business. I’ve written half a dozen, and maybe half of those were made. But it was never a satisfying experience. It was just work. You’re an employee. You would be told what to do. Studio execs would cross out my dialogue and put in their dialogue. Elmore Leonard
When you have an employee who’s innovative in your organization, what are they thinking about in the shower? If they’re working in an exciting place, they’re not thinking what they’re going to do over the weekend. They’re thinking: ‘How do I solve that problem?’ Peter Diamandis
Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience? Thomas J. Watson
You either go through your life working for someone and getting a paycheck – and it can be a damn good paycheck, and I am not complaining as someone who has always been a salaried employee – or you can go out and become an entrepreneur. Al Michaels
Good manners are cost effective. They not only increase the quality of life in the workplace, they contribute to employee morale, embellish the company image, and play a major role in generating profit. Letitia Baldrige
If you are only doing what you are getting paid for, and doing it no better than the average employee, then your pay is most likely right where it should be. Bo Bennett
I had, like, 11 jobs. I’ve been fired 11 times! ‘Cause I’m not cut for that. You know, I was a great employee, man. Everybody loved me coming to work – I’m singing, tellin’ jokes on the assembly line. I was miserable, man. I was dying. I was dying. Steve Harvey
Irrelevance is the feeling that an employee gets when they don’t see how their job really makes a difference in someone else’s life in some large or small way. Patrick Lencioni
Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person – not just an employee – are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability. Anne M. Mulcahy
Founded by an ex-Apple employee, Nest devices do for thermostats and smoke alarms what the Mac did for PCs – Google Buys Nest made them relevant and far more valuable. John Battelle
Certainly, we continue to bring in new people. We’ll hire, net new, over 4,000 people this year, and attract great people into the company. I’m very bullish about the employee base and what it can accomplish. Steve Ballmer
If you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number three. If they don’t want to buy that, that’s fine. If they regret, they can sell us. Jack Ma
People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that’s not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee. Carl Paladino
One thing an exceptional employee never says is, ‘That’s not in my job description.’ Exceptional employees work outside the boundaries of job descriptions. Travis Bradberry
The opponents of my budget propose taking $200 million out of our classrooms and instead spending it on a larger school employee pay raise. Our focus should be on making sure our children come first. Bob Riley
Employee of the month is a good example of how somebody can be both a winner and a loser at the same time. Demetri Martin
When an employee asks why the company does things a certain way, and you can explain the logical reason, then the employee knows what she’s doing is valid. Harvey Mackay
We designed both our state employee health plans and the one we created for low-income Hoosiers as Health Savings Accounts, and now in the tens of thousands these citizens are proving that they are fully capable of making smart, consumerist choices about their own health care. Mitch Daniels
Public employee unions are hardly the only group involved in bare-knuckles politics. Businesses lobby fiercely, and executives make hefty campaign donations. Charles Duhigg
This is the only country in the world where today’s employee, is tomorrow’s employer. Marco Rubio
I was never a very dependable employee for anything. Perfect for the actor’s life! John C. Reilly
If you have the opportunity to go be an early employee at a company that’s just going crazy, and you believe it’s the next Facebook or Google, you should go join that company. Sam Altman
The orbs create feedback loops that can influence either personal of employee behavior. David Rose
I would prefer a public option that would be a competitive option that would allow people to buy into a Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, which is a series of private plans. Amy Klobuchar
A lot of executives act like their time is worth more than anyone else’s. But I always respect an employee who guards his or her time, even from me. Eli Broad
I have always thought of myself as an inventor first and foremost. An engineer. An entrepreneur. In that order. I never thought of myself as an employee. But my first jobs as an adult were as an employee: at IBM, and then at my first start-up. Aaron Patzer
Under the AHP approach, the average small business might be able to offer their employees one or two insurance plans, and that employee of the small business would have no idea whether their doctor was going to be a apart of one of those plans. Jim Cooper
The problem with being an employee or self-employed is you pay the highest taxes. Robert Kiyosaki
The world is a bell curve. Classroom test scores, employee performance in a company or how many people really, really like you. No matter the population you’re studying, they always fit neatly across the standard deviations of the famous bell curve. Simon Sinek
Big Internet companies on average are capable of generating revenue of $1 million per employee, and that compares to 10 to 20 percent of that which is normally generated by traditional offline businesses of comparable size. Yuri Milner
More than half of people who leave their jobs do so because of their relationship with their boss. Smart companies make certain their managers know how to balance being professional with being human. These are the bosses who celebrate an employee’s success, empathize with those going through hard times, and challenge people, even when it hurts. Travis Bradberry
I’ve been an employee all my life. Would I wish, if I could rewind it, to have gone down a different route? Possibly, but I’ve had a great time. Anyway I’m not ruling it out; I could still buy a business. Stuart Rose
To thrive, all businesses must focus on the art of self-disruption. Rather than wait for the competition to steal your business, every founder and employee needs to be willing to cannibalize their existing revenue streams in order to create new ones. All disruption starts with introspection. Jay Samit
If the world operates as one big market, every employee will compete with every person anywhere in the world who is capable of doing the same job. There are lots of them and many of them are hungry. Andy Grove
Don’t organize for any other purpose than mutual benefit to the employer and the employee. Mark Hanna
It takes four private-sector jobs to support every public-sector employee. Russell Pearce
How important is failure – yes, failure – to the health of a thriving, innovative business? So important that Ratan Tata, chairman of India’s largest corporation, gives an annual award to the employee who comes up with the best idea that failed. Naveen Jain
Several unions have agreed to larger employee contributions for their members. Taxpayers are living with cuts and making sacrifices to deal with the reality of California’s budget crisis, state workers are going to have to do the same. Jerry Brown
I understand that it’s the thought that counts, but receiving money is so great, so if you’re in a position to give an employee a bonus, just do that. Leandra Medine
We believe Ineos is a refreshing place to work. We believe strongly in employee share ownership. Jim Ratcliffe
You know what, Steve Jobs is real nice to me. He lets me be an employee and that’s one of the biggest honors of my life. Steve Wozniak
To stabilize the nation’s public-employee pension systems and to prevent federal taxpayers from being billed for failed pension funds, I have introduced the Public Employee Pension Transparency Act in Congress. Devin Nunes
The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision. Bruce Barton
It was a simple question any employee should ask: ‘Oh and by the way, how do I get my health insurance to be seamless?’ Andrew P. Harris
Business is not a science; it is not susceptible to experiments that can be controlled and replicated. Everything in business is too unpredictable for that – every business, employee, product, market is different and keeps changing. Margaret Heffernan
Before I started a company, I was an employee with a bad attitude. I was always felt like, bosses are stupid, and people weren’t well treated. Mitch Kapor
I had just done a movie prior to ‘Employee of the Month’ called ‘Let’s Go to Prison’ and Will Arnett got to play the bad guy. I would watch him daily and couldn’t wait to get the chance ’til I played a bad guy. Dax Shepard
The industrial age was not about craftspeople trading peer to peer. It was about stopping that. You weren’t supposed to be a craftsperson, you were supposed to be an employee. Douglas Rushkoff
Being an employee is a bad outcome. You want to avoid that. Being an employee is never a good outcome. That’s just an opinion. Kevin O’Leary
If we reduce the number of employees for better short-term financial results, employee morale will decrease. I sincerely doubt employees who fear that they may be laid off will be able to develop software titles that could impress people around the world. Satoru Iwata
When you found a company, you have the original vision, you make all the original decisions, you know every employee, you kind of know every aspect of the product architecture and its limitations. Ben Horowitz
Especially when you’re at a high level in an organization, criticism can be devastating to an employee. I prefer to praise employees for what they’re doing right, and it tends to lead to them doing more of the same. Not always, but it’s the way I choose to bet. Richard Branson
Every employee in a company depends on the C.E.O. to make fast, high-quality decisions. Ben Horowitz
I think I’ve done a good job in the industry from the standpoint of employee morale and customer satisfaction, and as an innovative thinker in tech. David Duffield
I am not a federal employee. I am a constitutional officer. My job is the Constitution of the United States, I am not a government employee. I am in the Constitution. Tom DeLay
I want to say here and now, that I demand unshakable integrity of every State employee. Charles Edison
Traditional performance reviews have passed their sell-by date. Big time. There’s research showing that roughly two-thirds of performance appraisals have either no effect – or a negative effect! – on employee performance. Daniel H. Pink
We often say that the biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee to fail intelligently… to experiment over and over again and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work. Charles Kettering
A motivated employee treats the customer well. The customer is happy, so they keep coming back. It’s not one of the enduring green mysteries of all time; it is just the way it works. Herb Kelleher
If you’re an employer, you want to hire an employee who’ll do their job, not do your bidding. Jeffrey Jones
I remember in that red leisure suit I sort of felt like a Pizza Hut employee, and the white one was the ultimate, with the white turtleneck collar, that was the ultimate in bad taste. Johnny Depp
In a hierarchy, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence. Laurence J. Peter
I was a hostess in a restaurant in New York when I was 21, and I was too good of an employee. I was putting most of my energy into that instead of acting. But my father told my sister and me to look at whatever needed to be done and do that job well, no matter what it was. Emily Deschanel
Showing leadership doesn’t mean every employee will run the organization; that would lead to chaos. Businesses do need someone to set the vision and then lead the team to it. Robin S. Sharma
The time has come to tell the truth about the corruption of the government employee unions in this country. Newt Gingrich
I didn’t have a resume when Lil Wayne hired me. I didn’t have a resume when Beats by Dre flew me across the country to be their 12th employee. I still don’t have a resume! Karen Civil
The real damper on employee engagement is the soggy, cold blanket of centralized authority. In most companies, power cascades downwards from the CEO. Not only are employees disenfranchised from most policy decisions, they lack even the power to rebel against egocentric and tyrannical supervisors. Gary Hamel
Once a few Facebook employees put together a promising idea and start a company, that’s very exciting to people. I happen to think being a Facebook employee is really correlated with good ideas. Dustin Moskovitz
We’re living in a different world now in terms of employee needs, and companies have to offer alternative methods for getting the work done. Even under the most difficult circumstances you can have creative flexibility. Anne M. Mulcahy
There was a time when the contractual relationship between the employer and the employee was supposed to be none of the public’s business. That time has passed. Frank Murphy
That it is logical, fair and reasonable to maintain the purchasing power of an hour’s work in terms of goods and services the employee must purchase in his daily living. Charles E. Wilson
You know, I think the greatest gift in the world is a good employee, you know, or people who can do your work for you and do it well the way you’d like to have it done. And I’ve always been able to surround myself with really good people. Kenny Rogers
The employee is regarded by the employer merely in the light of his value as an operative. His productive capacity alone is taken into account. Leland Stanford
I’m not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed. Karl Lagerfeld
What to an outsider will be no more than the vigorous presentation of a conviction, to an employee may be the manifestation of a determination which it is not safe to thwart. Learned Hand
Public employee unions, in their defense, say politicians have unfairly made them into simplistic bogeymen, responsible for problems that have myriad causes. Not all government workers receive generous pensions, they note. Charles Duhigg
It might be said that it is the ideal of the employer to have production without employees and the ideal of the employee is to have income without work. E. F. Schumacher
Bosses should sanction the nap rather than expect workers to power on all day without repose. They might even find that workers’ happiness – or what management types refer to as ’employee satisfaction results’ – might improve. Tom Hodgkinson
Businesses closing doors comes with employee layoffs and individuals unable to pay their bills, put food on the table or provide for their loved ones. Young Kim
A productive employee who is kept busy working at his or her job is far more likely to be happy at that job and less likely to look for employment elsewhere. Zig Ziglar
The biggest job we have is to teach a newly hired employee how to fail intelligently. We have to train him to experiment over and over and to keep on trying and failing until he learns what will work. Charles Kettering
Obama is talking to voters as though he is their boss, or their principal, or their father. He is not any of those things. He is their employee. And employers don’t like it when their employees yell at them – even if their employees have it right. John Podhoretz
