After we talked a bit, he said, “Why don’t you go around and see some of my partners?” I did, but when I got back to Bill’s office at the end of the day, I told him they seemed uninterested in me. “Listen,” he said laughing, “I’ll give you a call in two or three days.” He came through with an offer of a job. The starting salary was $10,000 a year. “That is absolutely terrific,” I said. “But there’s only one problem.” “What’s that?” “I need $10,500.” “I’m sorry,” he said. “What do you mean?” “I need $10,500 because I heard there’s another person graduating from Yale who’s making $10,000, and I
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