<prompt> Human: This is exactly what I thought. The guy is already making 6 figures and lives in one of the wealthiest areas of my town min. price for a home at 750K and my immediate thought was that he was taking part of my initial salary offer and giving it to himself.I am concerned that bringing up the initial offer means that Ill be left with nothing at all, and that an hourly counteroffer will be declined, but I also dont feel right allowing a company to act in such a sleazy way.  <response>: Dont take a lower level job with less pay just because you like the company. Keep looking, or I guess you dont have anything to lose by asking them to honor their previous pseudo-offer for the AD position at 70k. 