I received $100 per week when I started working at the Globe after graduation.

The speaker recalls an early-career wage—$100 per week—earned upon joining “the Globe” after graduating. The remark functions as a concrete marker of professional entry and economic conditions at the time: it situates the start of a working life in terms of pay, implying both the modesty and significance of a first salary. Depending on the surrounding narrative, it may underscore themes of upward mobility, the value of apprenticeship in journalism, or the contrast between early compensation and later earnings. The specificity of the figure suggests an attempt at factual recollection, lending credibility and a documentary tone to a personal or institutional history.