JAMES F. HALPIN: WEEKEND COMMUTER
AGE
48
FAMILY
Wife at home; two kids
JOB
Chief executive officer, CompUSA Inc., Dallas
HOW THINGS WORK
Five years ago, Halpin moved to Dallas to take charge at CompUSA (CPU), the computer superstore chain. His family stayed in the Massachusetts town where they have lived since 1983. Halpin knew the job would be grueling--so he saw no reason to uproot his family when he'd have little time to spend with them. He flies home most weekends. ''At times, it hasn't been easy,'' says his wife, Joanne. But ''he is providing us with a wonderful life.'' And ''when he's here, he's here 100%.''
HIS TAKE
''When you're a high-level executive, your kids are not going to see you that much during the week, living at home or not. If I were working in New England, I'd still be traveling three days a week or working 12-hour days. [But] quantity of time is not necessarily as important as quality of time. When I'm home, I'm Dad.''
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