&gt; Tell me what the job is, what it&#x27;s worth to you, and let&#x27;s mutually determine if this relationship is a fit.<p>That&#x27;s basically the same as Patrick&#x27;s advice. The difference is that you&#x27;re expecting an employer to do that naturally, and he is encouraging people to <i>ask</i> employers to do that. It seems to work pretty well, anecdotally, and it&#x27;s not all that scary.