A young Commerce graduate from Melbourne University applied for his first job with an accounting firm.
Reaching the end of the interview, the Human Resources Officer asked the young man about his salary expectations.
"Well", he replied, "I was in the top five graduates in my course and your company will be lucky to get me. I read recently that the CEO is on a salary package of $4.8 million. As I am just starting out 10% of that will be fine - that's $480,000 a year plus benefits!"
The interviewer thought for a while and then said, "Well, what would you say to a package of six weeks annual leave, full medical and dental coverage, a 25% contribution to your superannuation and a company car, leased every two years; say a Mercedes SL sports cabriolet?"
The young man sat up with eyes shining and said, "Wow! A top of the range Mercedes convertible. Are you kidding?"
The HR Officer replied, "Yes, but you started it."
