American commentators always ridicule the Japanese as being outdated because of company loyalty. 21 year olds that work in coffee shops don't want to admit it, but their system of "being in a band" is working the same way.

Low morale plus low loyalty equals high turnover. That can hobble a company.

Retirees are much too loyal to the company that employed them, ... When it comes to retirement savings, your first loyalty must be to yourself.

They often inspire great loyalty as well. If the employee is strapped, the company as a family is there for them; and alternately, if the company is in trouble, the workers are willing to go the extra mile to help the company and the family,

A Black came in after dinner and sat with the ladies, and after coffee, walked with the company in the gardens, one of the young ladies having her arm within the other.

The Bad Ass Coffee Company named its company in honor of these hard-working donkeys.