4 E J,
Do you know how sad you sound? Don't confuse loyalty with stupidity.
Fact:
If you want loyalty get a dog.
If you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
An army fight much better on a full stomach - Napoleon.
The sad reality is that the one of the basis principles of true capitalism states that I sell the best of my ability for the best of your money.
If you are content to be taken advantage of, it means one of a couple of things.
1. The ability(services) that you have to offer are substandard, or you are of the impression that it is.
or
2. The prices you are prepared to accept for your services are subsidized, ie be that a fat Spoories pension, or that it affords you a lifestyle that you crave.(like being at home every night) Then admit it! Don't confuse it with loyalty though, that is communism.
or
3. That you are a masochist. You just love getting shafted for "small dolla"
ASK NOT WHAT YOUR NW CAN DO FOR YOU BUT WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR NW!!!
That is a quote that is only valid in the context where there is something you can be proud of. Being taken advantage of is not. If you feel that there is, I refer you to the 3 points I mentioned above.
Being proud of being "a Company Man" is the same as being proud of getting an affirmative action job. You didn't get it because you were good, you got it because you are "cheap an nhasty!"
So take your pick.