Hello. I read a book entitled Women and Children Last. It is a bit dated being written back in the 1960's but still is regarded as the definitive book on the sinking of the S.S. Arctic in 1854. The ship was a paddle wheel steamer that collides with another ship in a fog bank on the way to America from England.
To make a long story short the owner of the company entrusts his family with one of his executives on the trip to Europe and back. The executive has his own wife and child going along on the trip to. The owner makes the executive promise to protect his family.
Anyway, the ship sinks. The crew mutinies and take the life boats leaving the passengers behind. The executive tells his wife that he promised the owner he would protect his family so his own wife and child are on their own. He tries to save owners family but die anyway. He survives though.
My question for those you in the business world. How many people high up in companies would do that to their own family to please their employer?
How many in the general population would do that to?
Does anyone have an insights why the man thought the way he did thinking the owners family more important than his own?
To make a long story short the owner of the company entrusts his family with one of his executives on the trip to Europe and back. The executive has his own wife and child going along on the trip to. The owner makes the executive promise to protect his family.
Anyway, the ship sinks. The crew mutinies and take the life boats leaving the passengers behind. The executive tells his wife that he promised the owner he would protect his family so his own wife and child are on their own. He tries to save owners family but die anyway. He survives though.
My question for those you in the business world. How many people high up in companies would do that to their own family to please their employer?
How many in the general population would do that to?
Does anyone have an insights why the man thought the way he did thinking the owners family more important than his own?