"Junior Clerk". John considered the title painted in gold leaf beside his service window at the Commerce Bank. As was his habit, he used a small felt cloth to dust the lettering and the heavy brass bars that separated his work station from the customers who would soon be filling the lobby. Lately, John had been thinking a lot about how that title would probably not change for the next ten to fifteen years. Junior Clerk. John felt lost in a titular purgatory located between the most senior…
