I wasn't sure if I was going to weigh in on the whole notepad test, but since others are commenting on it, I will also. The so called test was complete bullshit. It would not have mattered what Hutch wrote down. Christian wasn't serious in anything he was saying in that moment. First it was most likely another chance to humiliate Hutch, and second it was a way to occupy him while he got Vivian alone. Christian worked with Hutch for 6 years, and he probably knew he could not work under that kind of pressure, hence it being an opportunity to humiliate him. Even if Hutch surprised Christian by writing down something brilliant it would not have mattered. If you have worked for a variety of employers, at different levels, (non-professional, professional, union, non-union etc.) you know the kinds of bullshit they pull. For example, HR departments pretend to be impartial when there is a dispute the employee and the employer, but in most cases they side with the employer even if the employer is clearly in the wrong. Another example is an employer lying about the real reason they fire a person. In a different scenario, where Vivian wasn't married to Hutch, and she worked for Christian, if Vivian refused to let Christian fuck her, he could wait 6 months or a year and fire her. Even if the real reason he fired her was because she didn't fuck him, he could make up another reason to avoid the legal consequences (sexual harassment). I have seen a lot of bullshit from employers over the years, and that notepad test smelled of bullshit.