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Unit2

TheCompanyMan

EllenGoodman?

1Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00a.m.Sundaymorning.

2Theobituarydidntsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidthathediedofacoronarythrombosis一

Ithinkthatwasit-buteveryoneamonghisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.HewasaperfectTypeA2,aworkaholic,aclassic,theysaidtoeachotherandshooktheirheads-andthoughtforfiveortenminutesaboutthewaytheylived.

3Thismanwhoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3:00a.m.Sundaymorning-onhisdayoff—wasfifty-oneyearsoldandavice-president.Hewas,however,oneofsixvice-presidents,andoneofthreewhomightconceivably-ifthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough-havemovedtothetopspot.Philknewthat.

4Heworkedsixdaysaweek,fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight,duringatime

whenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives.HeworkedliketheImportantPeople3.Hehadnooutside“extracurricularinterests,”unless,ofcourse,youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweight,by20or25pounds.Hethoughtitwasokay,though,becausehedidntsmoke.

5OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuit,becauseitwastheweekend.

6Hehadalotofpeopleworkingforhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedhim

mostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Theobituarydidntmentionthat.

7Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,

forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinanofficebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhisworkyearsago,whenthechildrenweresmall.Acompanyfriendsaid,Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.Andsheanswered,Ialready