“Does that schedule work for you personally?”

“My personal requirements are completely clear,” I said.

I picked up the black ink pen from his desk, signed my full name on the line marked Employee Signature, and wrote the exact time next to it.

David took a heavy brass seal stamp out of his desk drawer, pressed it into a blue ink pad, and stamped the bottom margin of the contract.

“Welcome to the Sacramento branch, Regional Director Collins,” David said, standing up and holding out his hand.