The Company Man Ellen Goodman Summary

Workaholics Die Young In “The Company Man”, written by Ellen Goodman, she explains how someone can think that trying so hard to become rich and successful can make them the person they always wanted to be. In reality it can destroy the brain and make that person become a workaholic with no identity after work. Being in the work state of mind can be stressful and making it constant can be the result of not having an actual life. She gives us a well descriptive person named Phil, who is a workaholic and does not get enough of actually living his life when he is not working. Phil dies from too much working at a young age, which goes to show that working can change a person’s perspective of their lives. I have to agree with Goodman’s opinions that people should not work too much and should have a balanced life after work and also correct when it comes to realizing what a person needs to look at in life. People need to realize that working too much can bring deep stress in their life. It should not be that way at all, a person should know what is most important to them in life other than work. It goes to show that people get so caught up in the work scene; they also can end up being a different person. Phil is a great example of always being in the work scene. He is an also great example of a person with …show more content…
Work shouldn’t be the only thing to worry about and making a lot of money cannot be the only way to make one happy forever. Loved ones and friends that one surrounds themselves with should be the important pieces to be happy forever. There is always going to be an obstacle in the way but people need to learn how to drive around it. Anything is possible when a person puts their mind to it. “Phil was a Type A, heart-attack natural”, which meant that he didn’t realize what he was doing can be physically and mentally harmful for him. Phil did not realize the importance of