December 28, 2006

The Job Interview

Reaching the end of a job interview, the human resources person asked a young engineer fresh out of MIT what kind of a salary he was looking for.

"In the neighborhood of $140,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."

"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?"

"Wow! Are you kidding?"

"Yeah, but you started it."

Posted by: Ogre at 08:07 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 Myself, I like the old "Ziggy" take on such negotiations: "You get to name your own salary here...I call mine 'Fred.'"

Posted by: Francis W. Porretto at December 28, 2006 08:55 PM (PzL/5)

2 Even better, Francis!

Posted by: Ogre at December 28, 2006 09:51 PM (TNHaE)

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