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title: "8 Employees Want Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Employees Want quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Employees Want sayings and thoughts."
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> [Most employees want to be involved in a successful business and most employees are happy for people running successful businesses to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stuart-rose/most-employees-want-to-be-involved-in-a-successful-business-and-most/)

[Stuart Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stuart-rose/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc8/stuart-rose-20308_business_most-employees-want-to-be-involved-in-a_289084.jpg)

> [For early employees you want people that have somewhat of a risk-taking attitude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-altman/for-early-employees-you-want-people-that-have-somewhat-of-a-risk/)

[Sam Altman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-altman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/sam-altman-1494_attitude_for-early-employees-you-want-people-that_550064.png)

> [If you go around the kitchen and ask my employees what they want to be doing in three to five years, most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-trotter/if-you-go-around-the-kitchen-and-ask-my-employees-what-they-want-to/)

[Charlie Trotter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-trotter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/505/charlie-trotter-9546_around_if-you-go-around-the-kitchen-and-ask-my_771007.jpg)

> [Employees want to believe their company has a meaningful purpose. They want to know that their own job is worthwhile. They want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quint-studer/employees-want-to-believe-their-company-has-a-meaningful-purpose-they/)

[Quint Studer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quint-studer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e3/quint-studer-40701_accomplished_employees-want-to-believe-their-company_864494.jpg)

> [A company is people … employees want to know… am I being listened to or am I a cog in the wheel?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/a-company-is-people-employees-want-to-know-am-i-being-listened-to-or/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/richard-branson-256_business_a-company-is-people-employees-want-to-kn_1251633.jpg)

> [Most employees only want to know how much they get paid and how much time off they get - they probably don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-kiyosaki/most-employees-only-want-to-know-how-much-they-get-paid-and-how-much/)

[Robert Kiyosaki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-kiyosaki/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/510/robert-kiyosaki-260_employees_most-employees-only-want-to-know-how-muc_1668300.jpg)

> [I was once an employee myself, so I know what employees want.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/li-ka-shing/i-was-once-an-employee-myself-so-i-know-what-employees-want/)

[Li Ka-shing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/li-ka-shing/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/522/li-ka-shing-23840_employee_i-was-once-an-employee-myself-so-i-know_3030876.png)

> [I don't care whether the technology is invented by our employees. I want to bring everybody's innovations into our ecosystem together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/masayoshi-son/i-don-t-care-whether-the-technology-is-invented-by-our-employees-i/)

[Masayoshi Son](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/masayoshi-son/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/masayoshi-son-4119_care_i-don-t-care-whether-the-technology-is-i_3106334.jpg)

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