At one of my first jobs in the early days of the internet, the hiring manager had a very low budget and was offering me really really low pay, and to try and co

At one of my first jobs in the early days of the internet, the hiring manager had a very low budget and was offering me really really low pay, and to try and convince me he literally said: "Look, I know it's not much, but we work long hours here and there's free food. You'll get home at around 9pm every day and just collapse to sleep, so believe me, your expenses will be very, very low". (I actually took the job despite this because I wanted to get on the internet train, and I don't regret it. Also, it took me a bit over a year to take over that manager's role and make X2.5 of the original lowball salary)