One of the arguments I was advancing was that there is a very strong correlation between pay and how well I am treated once I get there; to the point, I think,

One of the arguments I was advancing was that there is a very strong correlation between pay and how well I am treated once I get there; to the point, I think, where evaluating pay might be the most effective way to evaluate how well I'll be treated in non-monetary ways; the most effective way to make up for the fact that it's really difficult to tell how well a place treats you before you show up for work.