organization man
Company-first employee type
An organization man is someone who subordinates personal identity and goals to the values and demands of the corporation or institution employing them.
The term, popularized by William Whyte's 1956 book, carries connotations of conformity and loss of individuality: He was a classic organization man, never questioning company policy.
The phrase often implies criticism of corporate culture that rewards loyalty over creativity.
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- company manEmployee devoted to employer
- team playerOne who collaborates willingly
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
- fitting inGaining social acceptance
loyalty · obedience · compliance · uniformity · status quo · peer pressure · acquiescence · conventional
Office work designation
- salariedPaid fixed regular amount
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- managerialOf or relating to oversight
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
bureaucracy · career path · corporate ladder · management · administration · officialdom · supervision · directorship
Of residential outskirts
- nine-to-fiveRegular office schedule
- commuter trainMass transit for workers
- briefcasePortable document container
- pension planRetirement savings arrangement
cubicle · water cooler · time clock · IBM · Madison Avenue · postwar · conformist · company picnic
groupthink
Conformity-driven poor decisions
- company manEmployee devoted to employer
- team playerOne who collaborates willingly
- yes-manUncritical agreeable subordinate
fitting in · loyalty · obedience · compliance · uniformity · status quo · peer pressure · acquiescence · conventional · orthodoxy
white-collar
Office work designation
- salariedPaid fixed regular amount
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- managerialOf or relating to oversight
hierarchy · bureaucracy · career path · corporate ladder · management · administration · officialdom · supervision · directorship · institution
suburban
Of residential outskirts
- nine-to-fiveRegular office schedule
- commuter trainMass transit for workers
- briefcasePortable document container
pension plan · cubicle · water cooler · time clock · IBM · Madison Avenue · postwar · conformist · company picnic · gold watch
organization manmaverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
nonconformist · free spirit · individualist · rebel · lone wolf
organization manentrepreneur
One who starts businesses
self-made man · freelancer · sole proprietor · solopreneur · free agent
organization manrisk-taker
One who courts peril
trailblazer · pioneer · visionary · disruptor · adventurer
organization, organize, organise, organized, organised, organizing, organising, organizer, organiser