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.