Атлант расправил плечи
The Egoist
Thefirstbearerofthetitleof"People’sManager,"appointedtorunthemills,hadbeenamanoftheOrrenBoylefaction,apudgyhanger-onofthemetallurgicalindustry,whohadwantednothingbuttofollowhisemployeeswhilegoingthroughthemotionsofleading.Butattheendofamonth,aftertoomanyclasheswiththeworkers,toomanyoccasionswhenhisonlyanswerhadbeenthathecouldn’thelpit,toomanyundeliveredorders,toomanytelephonicpressuresfromhisbuddies,hehadbeggedtobetransferredtosomeotherposition.TheOrrenBoylefactionhadbeenfallingapart,sinceMr.Boylehadbeenconfinedtoaresthome,wherehisdoctorhadforbiddenhimanycontactwithbusinessandhadputhimtothejobofweavingbaskets,asameansofoccupationaltherapy.Thesecond"People’sManager"senttoReardenSteelhadbelongedtothefactionofCuffyMeigs.Hehadwornleatherleggingsandperfumedhairlotions,hehadcometoworkwithagunonhiship,hehadkeptsnappingthatdisciplinewashisprimarygoalandthatbyGodhe’dgetitorelse.Theonlydiscernibleruleofthedisciplinehadbeenhisorderforbiddingallquestions.
