Honestly, companies should pay what the employee is worth, rather than employees agreeing to some artificial number the company pulled out of their ass. If you'

Honestly, companies should pay what the employee is worth, rather than employees agreeing to some artificial number the company pulled out of their ass. If you're a good fit for the role, you should be able to negotiate your salary. You shouldn't be rejecting a job because the salary is too low, you should be rejecting that job because they're looking for a junior programmer and you're a senior programmer.