If Lois didn't get hired, then the editor was probably a lot more insane than Clark had pegged him out to be. Sitting at his desk, he distractedly dug through some old paperwork and waited for Lois to return. It was useless trying to focus on anything beyond the woman in the editor's office though, so Clark eventually gave up and took to glancing around the room instead.
When Lois returned, Clark instantly stood from his desk and, judging from the look on her face, came to the conclusion that he had a new co-worker. "He hired you?"