A Starting Salary

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  1. #1
    Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked the young MBA fresh out of MIT, "And what starting salary were you looking for?"

    The candidate said, "In the neighborhood of $125,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."

    The HR Person 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!!! :eek: Are you kidding :confused:"

    And the HR Person said, "Certainly, ...but you started it."
     
    Coldie, Aug 8, 2007 IP
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  2. getjimmy

    getjimmy Prominent Member

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    #2
    lol nice joke.Add some more.
     
    getjimmy, Aug 8, 2007 IP
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    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    #3
    You need a little more exageration in your joke because that is not to far off on salary, a little excessive on time off. If the 50% was matching or 401k you would be good and the Corvette should be a Chrysler 300.

    I was at a company not too long ago that was interviewing candidates for enterprise programmers (not MIT MBAs) that were rejecting offers below $120k.

    Adjust the joke and it will be funny.
     
    tbarr60, Aug 9, 2007 IP
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    vicdigi Banned

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    #4
    Nice joke and it was pleasantly funny
     
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    KingofKings Banned

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    #5
    Great joke! Keep em coming! :D

    Needs some adjustments, can be funnier.
     
    KingofKings, Aug 9, 2007 IP
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    Kerosene Alpha & Omega™ Staff

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    #6
    That was actually funny. Nice one :)
     
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    Lol I liked that one :D
     
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    Not too far off for an MIT grad, although generally not a grad of just the MBA program. MIT engineers can usually get hired for somewhere around 6 figures, but not with that type of benefits package. I think the joke would work better with Harvard or Yale grads. They tend to have a greater sense of entitlement -- no offense to any that might be looking at these boards.
     
    davewashere, Aug 9, 2007 IP