“Groovy Motherfucker”

“The first rule is what everyone tells you it is: Never give a number first” and other important info for engineers.

(Fun fact: The only time in my career I’ve ever offered an answer to the question “What sort of salary are you expecting?”, I gave myself a 33% bump over my then-current salary-and-bonus, and it was immediately accepted by the recruiter. I still wonder what I could have made.)

Find out what the “prevailing wage” is for your job. Apropos of nothing, obviously.