Top 125 Employee Quotes

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
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
An employee, even a very junior person, if they can articulately summarize a meeting, if they can put together a presentation and even emails that are really salient and to the point, they are so valued.
Julie Sweet
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
Any time you have to tell work where you’re at and what you’re doing, that’s considered an employee, not a contractor.
T.J. Dillashaw
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
The government has to be flexible in Air India sale price, structure, and employee management plan.
Mohnish Pabrai
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
My father is a teacher; my mother was a telecom employee. I come from Palermo; I was raised in Ethiopia. I am homosexual. I didn’t go to film school.
Luca Guadagnino
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
We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who’s halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers and shareholders, and get their feedback.
Jim Barksdale
Even your most talented employees have room for growth in some area, and you’re doing your employee a disservice if the sum of your review is: ‘You’re great!’ No matter how talented the employee, think of ways he could grow towards the position he might want to hold two, five, or 10 years down the line.
Kathryn Minshew
An employee’s motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager.
Bob Nelson
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
For the purposes of the FMLA, marriage will now be determined based on where the couple got married, not on where an employee lives. This is called a ‘place of celebration’ rule.
Tom Perez
Between 1950 and 1951, I worked as a temporary employee in the Cologne Bureau of Statistics. From summer 1951 on, I have lived as a freelance writer with a fixed postal address in Cologne but with a continually shifting place of work.
Heinrich Boll
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
The employee relationships are important, investment in our people is important, and the ability to do work at multiple sites is important.
Dennis Muilenburg
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
It is important to let every employee know where he or she stands throughout his or her time in your business; I would suggest every quarter of the fiscal year. By being honest and open with each team member and their performance, you create value in their efforts.
Clay Clark
America’s got quite reasonable tax rates from an employee point of view.
Jim Ratcliffe
We believe Ineos is a refreshing place to work. We believe strongly in employee share ownership.
Jim Ratcliffe
When determining appropriate levels of compensation, management must determine if the employee turnover rate is too low, too high, or just right. If turnover rate is high enough to adversely impact the entity’s performance, then employee compensation is probably too low.
Jason Chaffetz
It’s not up to the employer to decide or to figure out what religious problems you may have as an employee. In other words, if I’m inquiring about your religious peculiarities or whatever they may be, I’m invading your privacy about that.
Wayne Rogers
You can not only do great things for an urban core by moving your employee base there, you’re also going to be a better business.
Dan Gilbert
I fully intend in all cases and in all ways at all times to fully comply with all laws. I would expect the same of any employee or member of DHS.
Kirstjen Nielsen
I've made it clear that I have an open door policy - wh

I’ve made it clear that I have an open door policy – which means that the employee can tell me anything that is on their mind.
John Rampton