> In many cases, he slept on the plane, and never even got a hotel room.
Doesn't sound like such a great life. Anything short of a bed is pretty awful to sleep, let alone planes; even less once-a-day long-haul flights that would allow any acceptable amount of sleep.
I'd guess "never even got a hotel room" is an exaggeration.
> I'd guess "never even got a hotel room" is an exaggeration.
No, it isn't. It wasn't that frequent, but he (and others) did, from time to time. I traveled with him, many times, and can attest to a lot of it (I'm a wuss. I'll always get a hotel room, and insist on a night of rest).
It was the life he chose. I suspect that he leveraged the extreme. It did get him a Corporate VP seat, after all (and the fact that he's one of the smartest bastards I'd ever met). I don't know if the office would have been much less stress. Japanese work culture is pretty intense.
I didn't ask, but he had a lot of travel percs, so he probably used the airport lounge facilities. They can have the full Monty, in some of these lounges.
He had one Zero Halliburton carry-on case. Had about three changes of clothes, and all his tech gear in there.
He would travel for months at a time, but always used just that case. In many cases, he slept on the plane, and never even got a hotel room.
Once he became a VP, he had to pack a suit, so he had to add a suit bag.