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. 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. In the context of corporate USA, 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.
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- ^ 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.
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