> you concede that your employer has the right to treat you like a child receiving an allowance
(off-topic) this reminds me of a job interview I had early in my career. The person interviewing me was one of the directors of the company and he asked me why I'd requested such a salary.
Initially I was thinking he'd want me to answer some bullshit about Bringing Value To The Company etc but he started probing about my personal life - do I have a wife/kids, what do I spent money on, how much is your rent, how much disposable income do you have and why do you want more.
Needless to say I wasn't impressed by this and decided to cut the interview short.
At one of my first jobs in the early days of the internet, the hiring manager had a very low budget and was offering me really really low pay, and to try and convince me he literally said: "Look, I know it's not much, but we work long hours here and there's free food. You'll get home at around 9pm every day and just collapse to sleep, so believe me, your expenses will be very, very low".
(I actually took the job despite this because I wanted to get on the internet train, and I don't regret it. Also, it took me a bit over a year to take over that manager's role and make X2.5 of the original lowball salary)
(off-topic) this reminds me of a job interview I had early in my career. The person interviewing me was one of the directors of the company and he asked me why I'd requested such a salary.
Initially I was thinking he'd want me to answer some bullshit about Bringing Value To The Company etc but he started probing about my personal life - do I have a wife/kids, what do I spent money on, how much is your rent, how much disposable income do you have and why do you want more.
Needless to say I wasn't impressed by this and decided to cut the interview short.