51.   Battista joined the company as chief executive six months ago.

52.   Before joining the company Parsons, who is also a lawyer, worked in several diverse fields.

53.   Before joining the company, he was a high-yield analyst at Citibank.

54.   Because of stock options, compensation depends more on when workers joined the company.

55.   Both have recently joined new companies.

56.   A director of an experimental theater company in Rome heard Benigni improvise a satirical political speech in a town square and invited him to join the company.

57.   A few months later, John Kolchmeyer, another Bell Labs engineer, joined the company.

58.   A few wanted to remain with the same health plan they had when they joined the company.

59.   A few years ago, a third brother joined the company.

60.   A graduate of Hobart College, Ms. Bessette joined the company about six years ago, and was based in Hong Kong for several years.