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1、TheCompanyMan Heworkedhimselftodeath,finallyandprecisely,at3:00A.M.Sundaymorning. Thearticleabouthisdeathdidn'tsaythat,ofcourse.Itsaidhediedofaheartattack,buteveryoneofhisfriendsandacquaintancesknewitinstantly.HewasaperfectTypeA,addictedtoworking,theysaidt
2、oeachotherandshooktheirheads—andthoughtforfiveortenminutesaboutthewaytheylived. Thisman,Phil,whoworkedhimselftodeathfinallyandpreciselyat3:00A.M.Sundaymorning—onhisdayoff—wasatwork.Hehaddevotedthelasteighteenyearsofhislifetothatwork.Hewasfifty-oneyearsoldan
3、davice-president.Moreprecisely,hewasoneofsixvice-presidents,andoneofthreethatmightconceivably—ifthepresidentdiedorretiredsoonenough—havebeenpromotedtothetopspot.Philcouldnotaffordarest. Heworkedsixdaysaweek,fiveofthemuntileightornineatnight,duringatimewhenh
4、isowncompanyhadbegunthefour-dayweekforeveryonebuttheexecutives.Hedidnotdividehistimewithoutsideinterests,unless,ofcourse,youconsiderhismonthlygameofgolf.ToPhil,itwaswork.Healwaysateeggsaladsandwichesathisdesk.Hewas,ofcourse,overweightandhadhighbloodpressure.
5、OnSaturdays,Philworeasportsjackettotheofficeinsteadofasuitbecauseitwastheweekend. Hehadalotofpeopleworkingunderhim,maybesixty,andmostofthemlikedandadmiredhimmostofthetime.Threeofthemwillbeseriouslyconsideredforhisjob.Thearticleignoredthisinformation. Butit
6、didlisthis"survivors"quiteaccurately.Heissurvivedbyhiswife,Helen,forty-eightyearsold,agoodwomanofnoparticularmarketableskills,whoworkedinanofficebeforemarryingandmothering.Shehad,accordingtoherdaughter,givenuptryingtocompetewithhisworkyearsagowhenthechildren
7、weresmall.Acompanyfriendsaid,"Iknowhowmuchyouwillmisshim."Andsheanswered,"Ialreadyhave." "Missinghimalltheseyears,"shehadgivenupapartofherself,whichhadcaredtoomuchfortheman.Shewouldbe"welltakencareof." His"dearlybeloved"eldestofthe"dearlybeloved"childrenis
8、ahard-workingexecutiveinamanufacturingfirmdownSouth.Thedaybeforethefuneral,hewentaroundtheneighborhoodtalkingtopeopleandtryingtogettoknowhisfatherbetter.Theneighborswereembarrassed,andpretendedt
