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Unit2
TheCompanyMan
EllenGoodman1
1Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00a.m.Sundaymorning.2Theobituarydidn’tsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidthathediedofacoronarythrombosis—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,duringatimewhenhisowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives.HeworkedliketheImportantPeople3.Hehadnooutside“extracurricularinterests,”unless,ofcourse,youthinkaboutamonthlygolfgamethatway.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweight,by20or25pounds.Hethoughtitwasokay,though,becausehedidn’tsmoke.
5OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuit,becauseitwastheweekend.
6Hehadalotofpeopleworkingforhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedhimmostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Theobituarydidn’tmentionthat.
7Butitdidlisthis“survivors”quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinanofficebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhisworkyearsago,whenthechildrenweresmall.Acompanyfriendsaid,“Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim.”Andsheanswered,“Ialreadyhave.”
8“Missinghimalltheseyears,”shemusthavegivenuppartofherselfwhichhadcaredtoomuchfortheman.Shewouldbe“welltakencareof.”
9His“dearlybeloved”eldestofthe“dearlybeloved”childrenisahard-workingexecutiveinamanufacturingfirmdownSouth.Inthedayandahalfbeforethefuneral,hewentaroundtheneighborhoodresearchinghisfather,askingtheneighborswhathewaslike.Theywereem