Bennett walked through the doorway carrying a blue folder and a sealed white envelope.

She took off her reading glasses and set them on the blotter next to my keyboard.

“Everything on this desk belongs to the person who earned it,” Dr.

Bennett said.

She opened the blue folder and turned the top page toward me.

The heading read Office Manager Employment Agreement, Oak Street Dental Practice.

My eyes went straight to the pay line on page two.

Fifty-two thousand dollars a year, starting immediately, with full administrative authority, medical benefits, and three weeks of paid leave.