&gt;<i>If you know how to negotiate the best-ever-salary, you can trade it in for things that do matter to you.</i><p>Personally, I&#x27;d rather not spend my life playing games with people who are constantly trying to capture the most value in a relationship at the expense of the other person.<p>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.