Human behavior varies depending on culture, environment, or special circumstances. Ellen Goodman was born April 11, 1941; is an American journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist. Author Scott Russell Sanders studied physics and English at Brown University, graduating in 1967. The essay “The Company Man” indicates how overwork can take over an individual's life by having an emotional impact on the people around him daily. The essay "Under Influence" shows readers a familiar experience with one of the immoral habits, which is alcoholism. Readers may realize that the common purpose of each author writing on both essays is to warn the general public about the negative effects of some bad habits and addictions resulting from being an alcoholic or workaholic, the undesirable outcomes on family of the addict and the detrimental outcome on the addict's health. First, any type of addiction will have some long-term negative consequences. Being a hard worker is a dignified characteristic for the person himself, for his family and for society. Goodman, in the essay “The Company Man,” mentions how Phil had a busy schedule and describes that “he was a perfect type A, a workaholic, a classic” (Goodman 1). However, being a hard worker is a respectable impression only if there is a balance in life between work and family. For this essay as an example, Phil has developed an addiction to work. He became a workaholic who isolated himself from his family and himself by focusing only on his work; he ignores everything else, including himself, his wife and children. Just like Phil, Sanders' father was also a drug addict; he was an alcoholic, got drunk constantly and caused a lot of suffering to his family and children. You know......middle of paper......mentally. It can damage brain cells, the liver and the digestive system, resulting in premature death, which is exactly what happened to the author's father. In short, addiction is the continued repetition of a behavior despite adverse consequences or a neurological disorder that leads to that behavior. behaviors. Both workaholics and alcoholics share an addiction that leads to unwanted effects on the family and the entire society. The effects of addiction for both Phil and Sanders' father is that Phil was a "type A" workaholic, estranged from himself, the stress made him overweight, and he died of heart failure. On the other hand, Sanders' father was an alcoholic and his addiction caused him to ignore his family and caused him to die early. If a person never wants to suffer. The significant example for everyone's life is to never enslave oneself to any addiction.