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Unit5TheCompanyMan1.Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00a.m.Sundaymorning.2.Theobituarydidn’tsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidthathediedofacoronarythrombosis—Ithinkthatwasit—buteveryoneamonghisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.HewasaperfectTypeA2,aworkaholic,aclassic,theysaidtoeachotherandshooktheirheads—andthoughtforfiveortenminutesaboutthewaytheylived.3.Thismanwhoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3:00a.m.Sundaymorning—onhisdayoff—wasfifty-oneyearsoldandavice-president.Hewas,however,oneofsixvice-presidents,andoneofthreewhomightconceivably—ifthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough—havemovedtothetopspot.Philknewthat.4.Heworkedsixdaysaweek,fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight,duringatimewhenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives.HeworkedliketheImportantPeople3.Hehadnooutside“extracurricularinterests,”unless,ofcourse,youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweight,by20or25pounds.Hethoughtitwasokay,though,becausehedidn’tsmoke.5.OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuit,becauseitwastheweekend.6.Hehadalotofpeopleworkingforhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedhimmostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Theobituarydidn’tmentionthat.7.Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinanofficebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhisworkyearsago,whenthechildrenweresmall.Acompanyfriendsaid,“Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.”Andsheanswered,“Ialreadyhave.”8.“Missinghimalltheseyears,”shemusthavegivenuppartofherselfwhichhadcaredtoomuchfortheman.Shewouldbe“welltakencareof.”9.His“dearlybeloved”eldestofthe“dearlybeloved”childrenisahard-workingexecutiveinamanufacturingfirmdownSouth.Inthedayandahalfbeforethefuneral,hewentaroundtheneighborhoodresearchinghisfather,askingtheneighborswhathewaslike.Theywereembarrassed.10.Hissecondchildisagirl,whoistwenty-fourandnewlymarried.Shelivesnearhermotherandtheyareclose,butwhenevershewasalonewithherfather,inacardrivingsomewhere,theyhadnothingtosaytoeachother.11.Theyoungestistwenty,aboy,ahigh-schoolgraduatewhohasspentthelastcoupleofyears,likealotofhisfriends,doingenoughoddjobstostayingrassandfood4.Hewastheonewhotriedtograbathisfather,andtriedtomeanenoughtohimtokeepthemanathome.Hewashisfather’sfavorite.Overthelasttwoyears,Philstayedupnightsworryingabouttheboy.12.Theboyoncesaid,“MyfatherandIonlyboardhere5.”13.Atthefuneral,thesixty-year-oldcompanypresidenttoldtheforty-eight-year-oldwidowthatthefifty-one-year-olddeceasedhadmeantmuchtothecompanyandwouldbemissedandwouldbehardtoreplace.Thewidowdidn’tlookhimintheeye.Shewasafraidhewouldreadherbitternessand,afterall,shewouldneedhimtostraightenoutthefinances—thestockoptions6andallthat.14.Philwasoverweightandnervousandworkedtoohard.Ifhewasn’tattheofficehewasworriedaboutit.PhilwasaTypeA,aheart-attacknatural.Youcouldhavepickedhimoutinaminutefromalineup.15.Sowhenhefinallyworkedhimselftodeath,atprecisely3:00a.m.Sundaymorning,noonewasreallysurprised.16.By5:00p.m.theafternoonofthefuneral,thecompanypresidenthadbegun,discreetlyofcourse,withcareandtaste,tomakeinquiriesabouthisreplacement.Oneofthreemen.Heaskedaround:“Who’sbeenworkingthehardest?”公司人1.他终于在星期天凌晨三点整因过度劳累而离开人世。2.当然,讣告上没有提及这一点。讣告说他死于冠状动脉血栓形成——我认为这就是死因——但是,他所有的朋友和熟人都马上明白是怎么回事。他们议论道,他是十足的A型行为者,一个工作狂,一个典型的工作狂,他们边说边摇头,他们还花了五到十分钟的时间想了想自己的生活方式。3.这位最终于星期天——他的休息日——凌晨三点整累死的人是位公司副总裁,时年五十一岁。不过他是六位副总裁之一,如果总裁去世够早或退休够早的话,他本是有望当第一把手的三位人选之一。菲尔清楚这一点。4.他一周工作六天,其中五天要工作到晚上八、九点钟。而公司员工除领导层外已经开始实行每周四天工作制了。他像重要人物一样工作。他在外面没有“本职以外的爱好”,当然,除非你认为每月一次的打高尔夫球也算的话。但是,对于菲尔来说,这也是工作。他总是在办公桌旁吃鸡蛋沙拉三明治,自然啦,他超重了,超出二十或二十五磅。不过他认为没关系,因为他不抽烟。5.每周六菲尔身着运动夹克衫去上班。不穿西装,因为这是周末。6.他手下有不少人,约六十名。大部分人多半时间都喜欢他。其中三人被认真考虑当作接他班的人选。讣告上没有提及这点。7.但是讣告上的确颇为准确地列出了他的“遗嘱”,他的遗孀海伦,四十八岁,一个好女人,但没有什么适合市场需求的技能,结婚生育之前曾在办公室工作。据她女儿说,多年前,孩子们还小的时候,她就决定放弃与丈夫的工作竞争了。一位公司朋友说:“我知道你将会多么思念他。”她回答道:“我早就思念他了。”8.“这么多年来一直思念着他”,她一定是牺牲了自己,竭尽全力照顾此公。她会得到“很好照顾的”。9.他“深爱的”子女中的“深爱的”大儿子是南方的一家制造公司的经理,工作十分努力。在葬礼前一天半,他走访了街坊邻里,向他们打听父亲是怎样的一个人,他们感到很尴尬。10.他的第二个孩子是个女儿,二十四岁,刚结婚。她住在娘家附近,与母亲很亲近。但每次和父亲单独在一起,比如开车到什么地方时,彼此竟无话可说。11.最小的孩子二十岁,是个男孩,高中毕业生。和他的许多朋友一样,在过去的几年里他打了不少零工,挣的钱足够供自己吃饭吸大麻。就是他努力想牢牢抓住父亲,努力想让自己在父亲心目中显得更重要,好让此公留在家里。他是父亲的最爱。在这两年来,菲尔往往彻夜不眠,为这个儿子担忧。12.这个儿子曾经说过:“我和父亲只是寄宿在这儿。”13.在葬礼上,六十岁的公司总裁对四十八岁的寡妇说,五十一岁的死者对公司来说举足轻重,会被人怀念,很难被人取代。寡妇没有正视他,她怕他会看出自己的怨恨,毕竟她还需要他来解决一些经济方面的问题——比如优先认股权之类的事情。14.菲尔体重超常,又有神经质,工作过于辛劳。即使人不呆在办公室里,心还是要牵挂着。菲尔是个A型行为者,天生容易患心脏病。你能在一排人中立马认出他。15.因此,他在星期天凌晨三点整最终劳累致死时,没有人真正感到意外。16.葬礼当天的下午五点,公司总裁已经开始询问接替菲尔的事。当然,他做的很谨慎,小心而得体。他四处打听:三人中,“谁一向工作最卖力?”
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