Gee had Williams, then a vice chancellor, serve as the "quasi-athletic director," and the university's general counsel, so neither job received his undivided attention.
"I have done nothing wrong, worked hard at my job, received no special treatment, cooperated with investigators, and been cleared," Mr. Patricof said.
Nor could they believe that the chief operating officer Caroline Thomson, who was made redundant after she failed to get the top job, received an even bigger pay-off.
Workers who agreed to leave their job received cash payments of $20,000 to $115,000, with the largest amount going to those who gave up retirement benefits other than their pensions.
Billy Donovan, who coached the Florida men's team to its second consecutive N.C.A.A. title last month, and Pat Summitt, who coached the Tennessee women to their seventh title in her 33 years on the job, received the annual Winged Foot Awards last night at a dinner at the New York Athletic Club.
In Italy, Slovakia, Poland, Greece, Estonia and the United States, fewer than one in five job-seekers (those reporting to be available for work and actively looking for a job) received unemployment benefits.
Public workers who retire with fewer years on the job receive even less.
"They're standing next to us doing the same job, receiving less benefits and less pay.
Falling prices meant that workers who held their jobs received a surprisingly strong effective pay raise.
When Disney bought Pixar in 2006 for $7.4 billion, Mr. Jobs received a 7.4 percent stake in Disney and a seat on the board.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part-time workers in service jobs received average compensation of $10.92 an hour in June, which includes $8.90 in wages plus benefits of $2.02.
