Reaching the end of a job interview, the personnel recruitment officer asked a young engineer fresh out of Cambridge, “And what starting salary were you looking for?”
The engineer said, “In the neighborhood of $140,000 a year, depending on the benefits package.”
The interviewer said, “Well, what would you say to a package of 5-weeks vacation, 14 paid holidays, full medical and dental, company matching retirement fund to 50% of salary, and a company car leased every 2 years .. say, a red sports Mercedes?”
The Engineer sat up straight and said, “Wow! Are you kidding?”
And the interviewer replied, “Yeah, but you started it.”