Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources person asked a young engineer who was fresh out of MIT, "what starting salary were you thinking about?" The Engineer said, "In the neighborhood of $125, 000 a year, depending on the benefits package."
"Well, what would you say to a package of 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?" The interviewer replied, "Yeah, but you started it."
