Starting Salary
Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources person asked a young engineer fresh out of MIT:
- And what starting salary were you looking for?
The engineer said:
- In the neighborhood of $125,000 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 Corvette?
The Engineer sat up straight and said:
- Wow! Are you kidding?
And the interviewer replied:
- Yeah, but you started it.