Are You Kidding?

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,
a company matching retirement fund for 50% of your 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.”