> Someone once told me that if you, as a contractor, don't get a response of "fuck you!" in response to your estimates about half the time, you aren't charging

> Someone once told me that if you, as a contractor, don't get a response of "fuck you!" in response to your estimates about half the time, you aren't charging enough. The variation of that story that I once heard was this: when the interviewer asks your hourly rate, tell them, then punch them in the face. If they're more shocked by being punched in the face, you aren't asking enough.