company man

Definitions

An employee who is intensely loyal to their employer and consistently prioritizes the organization's interests over their own or those of their colleagues.

A person who uncritically adopts and promotes the values, policies, and culture of the corporation they work for.

Examples

He was such a company man that he never questioned the management's decision to cut employee benefits.

After thirty years of service, he had become the ultimate company man, always putting the firm's interests above his own.

The younger staff members viewed him as a company man who was more interested in climbing the corporate ladder than in fostering team culture.

Synonyms

loyalist organization man team player conformist yes-man corporate drone company person

Antonyms

maverick rebel nonconformist individualist dissident free spirit whistleblower