Lou tells Mary that he remembers her trying to hide a run in her stocking when he interviewed her seven years earlier; however, in the series' first episode, during Mary's job interview, there's no indication that she's trying to hide a run in her stocking.
Lou tells Mary when she first came to her job interview seven years ago that she had the audacity to ask to be Associate Producer. She was originally there to apply as a secretary. She didn't ask to be Associate Producer. Lou unexpectedly offered that as a consolation.