There's a lot of wisdom here. Regarding negotiation for engineers-- a few years back, I had been happily employed at a company for ten years. The CEO of some c

There's a lot of wisdom here. Regarding negotiation for engineers-- a few years back, I had been happily employed at a company for ten years. The CEO of some company calls me up and says I'd be PERFECT for a job opening he has. He says its C2H for 6 months to make sure I'm a good "culture fit". I politely decline, and he was incensed. I said, "Why in gods name would I leave a position I've been in for 10 years for a contract position?"