Company man
Company man is a term for the loyal employee of a large corporation that was in use from the early 19th century to the late 20th century.[1] It was often used to describe an individual who had worked for the same company for their entire careers, and whose identity was thus closely tied to their employer.[2] In the context of corporate America, the term was used to describe an implicit social contract that emerged in the 1950s, between a middle-class worker who was willing to sacrifice some measure of autonomy in return for a steady salary from their employer, along with benefits, bonuses, promotions, and a secure retirement.[3][1]
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- ^ a b Sampson, Anthony (1995). Company Man: The rise and fall of corporate life. New York: Times Business, Random House. pp. xi. ISBN 0-8129-2631-5.
- ^ Fort, Timothy L. "The First Man and the Company Man: The Common Good, Transcendence, and Mediating Institutions". American Business Law Journal. 36 (3). doi:10.1111/j.1744-1714.1999.tb01020.x – via EBSCOHost.
- ^ McMillan Cottom, T. (2014). "The University and the Company Man". Dissent. 61 (2): 42–44 – via EBSCOHost.