<prompt> Human: I am currently an accountant making 50k with benefits. I have a 4 year degree in accounting and Ive been working in accounting for about a year. I applied for a position as a QA tester at a gaming company. The job listing required a 4 year degree. I researched other people working at the company in the same position I applied for and they all had degrees, a couple even had business degrees like me. Knowing this, I thought there was a good chance they would make me a decent offer if I got the job. After a phone interview and an all day in person interview I received an email from the HR person Id been in contact with from the company saying What are your salary expectations for the role? The starting salary of a QA Tester is 26k a year with room for growthpromotions, paid overtime, bonuses, free snackssodacoffee, and generous benefits from the company. Let me know what youre thinking when you have a moment.I realize this situation looks grim, but I love this company and I dont want to give up on it yet. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I should respond? edit: Im a girl? Since everyone has assumed Im a dude.  <response>: Jobs that are fun and in industries that are popular sports, video games, etc. dont pay much because everyone wants to work in those industries. If your goal is to get into the developmentengineering side of video games you might find yourself a little behind in the game. The fact that they would hire an accountant to do video game testing makes it pretty obvious that it doesnt matter what kind of background their applicants have, they just want them to have a college education which shows that you have at least some work ethic. If you respond and say you want more they will probably say sorry and call the next guy on the list. 